The Global Coastal Ocean: Interdisciplinary Regional Studies and Syntheses, Volume 14, Part 1Allan R. Robinson, Kenneth H. Brink |
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... sediments ( Richardson et al . , 1985 ) . The Venezuela Basin is represented by major sedimentary provinces , carbonate on the eastern side of the Beata Ridge with sediments of pelagic origin consisting mostly of foraminiferan tests ...
... sediments ( Richardson et al . , 1985 ) . The Venezuela Basin is represented by major sedimentary provinces , carbonate on the eastern side of the Beata Ridge with sediments of pelagic origin consisting mostly of foraminiferan tests ...
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... sediments play active roles in the marine ecosystems . The nature of the physical climate affects the mode of sediment input : by the wind ( eolian ) in dry regions or by rivers ( fluvial ) , if present . It also affects the grain size ...
... sediments play active roles in the marine ecosystems . The nature of the physical climate affects the mode of sediment input : by the wind ( eolian ) in dry regions or by rivers ( fluvial ) , if present . It also affects the grain size ...
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... sediment discharge from the islands of Sumatera , Java , Borneo , Sulawesi , Timor and New Guinea to be as large as 4.2x10 ' ton / yr , which represents 20-25 % of global sediment export . Most of the sediments discharged to the Sunda ...
... sediment discharge from the islands of Sumatera , Java , Borneo , Sulawesi , Timor and New Guinea to be as large as 4.2x10 ' ton / yr , which represents 20-25 % of global sediment export . Most of the sediments discharged to the Sunda ...
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BIOPHYSICAL INTERACTIONS off Western SOUTH AMERICA 6E | 10 |
Foreword | 11 |
THE GLOBAL | 13 |
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