Hydrographic, deltaic and benthogenic controls of sediment dispersal in the gulf of Iskenderun, SE Turkey (E. Mediterranean)

Ergin M., Kazan B., Yucesoy-Eryilmaz F., Eryilmaz M., Okyar M.

ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE, vol.46, no.4, pp.493-502, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Doi Number: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0231
  • Journal Name: ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.493-502
  • Istanbul Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Grain size, carbonate and organic carbon data obtained from a total of 73 surficial bottom sediments together with some available hydrographic data were used to investigate the major depositional characteristics and the sediment transport paths on the shelves of the Gulf of Iskenderun.