Fluvial sediment supply, mud banks, cheniers and the morphodynamics of the coast of South America between the Amazon and Orinoco river mouths

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  2013

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  Unknown venue

• Publication date

  2013-09-02

• Fields of study

  Geology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1144/SP388.8
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