Particle size of sediments collected from the bed of the Amazon River and its tributaries in May and June 1977
Open-File Report
79-329
By: Carl F. Nordin, R.H. Meade, W. F. Curtis, N.J. Bosio, and B. M. Delaney
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Abstract
One-hundred-eight samples of bed material were collected from the Amazon River and its major tributaries between Belem, Brazil , and Iquitos, Peru. Samples were taken with a standard BM-54 sampler or with pipe dredges from May 18 to June 5, 1977. Most of the samples have median diameters in the size range of fine to medium sand and contain small percentages of fine gravel. Complete size distributions are tabulated. (Woodard-USGS)
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Nordin, C.F., Meade, R., Curtis, W.F., Bosio, N., Delaney, B.M., 1979, Particle size of sediments collected from the bed of the Amazon River and its tributaries in May and June 1977: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-329, iii, 27 p. ;29 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr79329.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Particle size of sediments collected from the bed of the Amazon River and its tributaries in May and June 1977 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-329 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr79329 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | iii, 27 p. ;29 cm. |