Short-term observations of suspended particulate matter in a macro-tidal inverse estuary: The Upper Gulf of California

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 645-654

  Alvarez, Luis G ^a   Jones, Sarah E ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gravity currents; Suspended sediment flux; Tidal resuspension

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIDAL CURRENT;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 8744271375     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/1551-5036(2004)20[645:soospm]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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