Sediment transport and distribution over continental shelves: a glimpse at two different river-influenced systems, the Cariaco Basin and the Amazon Shelf.
The aim of this dissertation was to understand lithogenic suspended sediment transport mechanisms and distribution in two river-influenced margins: The Cariaco Basin, Venezuela, and the Amazon Shelf, Brazil. Lithogenic sediment input in the Cariaco Basin is controlled by small mountainous rivers (SM...
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Scholar Commons
2012
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| Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4132 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5328&context=etd |