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Amazone Shelf Sediment Study

Oceans and seas:

Amazone Shelf Sediment Study

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Updated: June 28, 2012, 5:18 am
Topics: Geology Oceans and seas Rivers Soils
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: C Michael Hogan

The Amazone Shelf Sediment Study (AmasSeds) is an international field program designed to investigate the transport of freshwater as well as suspended sediment from the Amazon River into the Atlantic Ocean.

This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion.

Further Reading

  • Physical Oceanography Index
  • C. A. Nittrouer, D. J. DeMaster, A. G. Figueiredo, and J. M. Rome. AmasSeds: An interdisciplinary investigation of a complex coastal enviroment. Oceanography, 4:3–7, 1991.

Citation

Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Amazone Shelf Sediment Study". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date June 28, 2012; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Amazone_Shelf_Sediment_Study?topic=49523>

The Author

Steve Baum Assistant Research Scientist, Physical Section Department of Oceanography Texas A&M University   ... (Full Bio)

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