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Sediment particle size in the Hudson River Estuary
Author(s) -
GIBBS R. J.,
JHA P. K.,
CHAKRAPANI G. J.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1994.tb01441.x
Subject(s) - estuary , sediment , bay , geology , oceanography , particle (ecology) , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering
The particle sizes in bottom and suspended sediments from the ocean upstream for 80 km in the Hudson River Estuary were analysed. Several modes at 4, 8 and 30 μm were prevalent throughout the estuary. The average size of particles in bottom samples varied from 150 μm near the ocean to 15–20 μm in Haverstraw Bay. The bottom sediment size appears to be controlled by two components; (1) sand from the ocean and (2) the particles in the flocs.