Charles Nittrouer

Marine Geology and Geophysics, UW School of Oceanography

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T.M. Drexler and C.A. Nittrouer, Stratigraphic signatures due to flood deposition near the Rhône River, Gulf of Lions, northwest Mediterranean Sea, Cont. Shelf Res., 28 (2008).

A.L. DeGeest, B.L. Mullenbach, P. Puig, C.A. Nittrouer, T.M Drexler, X. Durrieu de Madron, and D.L. Orange (2008), Sediment accumulation in the western Gulf of Lions, France: the role of Cap de Creus Canyon in linking shelf and slope sediment dispersal systems, Cont. Shelf Res., 28, (2008).

D. Orange, A. García-García, M. Levey, M. Todd, S. Berne, X. Durrieu de Madron, C. Estournel, P. Puig, T. Schoolmeester, M. Canals, J. Fabres, A. Palanques, T. Lorenson, A. DeGeest, B. Mullenbach, T. Drexler, C. Nittrouer, J. Locat, M. Sansoucy, and H. Lee, The Cap de Creus canyon head, Gulf of Lions: Active processes revealed by high-resolution mapping, sub-bottom profiles, cores, and moored instruments, Mar. Geol.

J.S. Crockett, C.A. Nittrouer, A.S. Ogston and M.A. Goni, Variable styles of sediment accumulation impacting strata formation on a clinoform: Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea, in B. Bolton (ed.) The Fly River System, Papua New Guinea: A Natural History, Elsevier, Amsterdam. 

L. Pratson, J. Hughes-Clarke , M. Anderson , T. Gerber , D Twichell , R. Ferrari , C. Nittrouer , J. Beaudoin , J. Granet , and J. Crockett, Effects of subaqueous gravity flows on timing and patterns of basin infilling as documented in Lake Powell during a drought, Geology.

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C.A. Nittrouer, R. Slingerland, G.R. Dickens (eds), The Papuan Continuum: Source to Sink through the Fly River System and Gulf of Papua, special issue, Jour. Geophys. Res. Earth Surface, 113 (2008).

D.P. Martin, C.A. Nittrouer, A.S. Ogston and J.S. Crockett, Tidal and seasonal dynamics of a muddy inner-shelf environment, Gulf of Papua, Jour. Geophys. Res., 113, F01S07, doi:10.1029/2006JF000681 (2008).

J.S. Crockett, C.A. Nittrouer, A.S. Ogston, D.F. Naar and B.T. Donohue, The origin, evolution and filling of exposed submarine valleys on the Fly River shelf, Jour. Geophys. Res., 113, F01S12, doi:10.1029/2006JF000674 (2008).

A.S. Ogston, R.W. Sternberg, C.A. Nittrouer, D.P. Martin, M.A. Goni and J.S. Crockett, Sediment delivery from the Fly River tidally dominated delta to the nearshore marine environment and the impact of El Nino, Jour. Geophys. Res., 113, F01S11, doi:10.1029/2006JF000669, (2008).

M.A. Goni, N. Monacci, R. Gisewhite, J. Crockett, C. Nittrouer, A. Ogston, S. Alin and R. Aalto, Terrigenous organic matter in sediments from the Fly River delta-clinoform system (Papua New Guinea), Jour. Geophys. Res., 113, F01S10, doi:10.1029/2006JF000653 (2008).

M.P. Lamb, J.D. Parsons, B.L. Mullenbach, D.P. Finlayson, D.L. Orange and C.A. Nittrouer, Evidence for superelevation, channel incision, and formation of cyclic steps by turbidity currents in Eel Canyon, California, Bull. Geol. Soc. Am., 120, p. 463-475 (2008).

C.A. Nittrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski and P.L. Wiberg (eds.), Continental Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy, IAS Spec. Pub. 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 549 pp. (2007).

C.A. Nittrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski and P.L. Wiberg, Writing a Rosetta stone: insights into continental-margin sedimentary processes and strata, in C.A. Nittrouer et al. (eds.) Continental Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy, IAS Spec. Pub. 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 1-48 (2007).

C.K. Sommerfield, A.S. Ogston, B.L. Mullenbach, D.E. Drake, C.R. Alexander, C.A. Nittrouer, J.C. Borgeld, R.A. Wheatcroft and E.L. Leithold, Oceanic dispersal and accumulation of river sediment, in C.A. Nittrouer et al. (eds.) Continental Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy, IAS Spec. Pub. 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 157-212 (2007).

L.F. Pratson, C.A. Nittrouer, P.L.Wiberg, M.S. Steckler, J.B. Swenson, D.A. Cacchione, J.A. Karson, A.B. Murray, M. Wolinsky, T. Gerber, B.L. Mullenbach, G.A. Spinelli, C.S. Fulthorpe, D.B. O’Grady, G. Parker, N.W. Driscoll, R.L. Burger, C. Paola, D.L. Orange, M.E. Field, C.T. Friedrichs, and J.J. Fedele, Seascape evolution on clastic continental shelves and slopes, in C.A. Nittrouer et al. (eds.) Continental Margin Sedimentation: From Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy, IAS Spec. Pub. 37, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, 339-380 (2007).

C.M. Palinkas and C.A. Nittrouer, Modern sediment accumulation on the Po shelf, Adriatic Sea, Cont. Shelf Res., 27, 489-505 (2007).

A. García-García, D.L. Orange, S. Miserocchi, A. Correggiari, L. Langone, T.D. Lorenson, F. Trincardi, and C.A. Nittrouer, What controls shallow gas in Western Adriatic Sea?  Cont. Shelf Res., 27, 359-374 (2007).

B.L. Mullenbach and C.A. Nittrouer, Decadal record of sediment export to the deep sea via the Eel Canyon, Cont. Shelf Res., 26, 2157-2177 (2006).

J.M. Jaeger and C.A. Nittrouer, A quantitative examination of modern sedimentary lithofacies formation on the glacially influenced Gulf of Alaska continental shelf, Cont. Shelf Res., 26, 2178-2204 (2006).

C.M. Palinkas and C.A. Nittrouer, Clinoform sedimentation along the Apennine shelf, Adriatic Sea, Mar. Geol., 234, 245-260 (2006).

A. Garcia-Garcia, D. Orange, T. Lorenson, O. Radakovitch, T. Tesi, S. Miserocchi, S. Berne, P.L. Friend, C. Nittrouer and A. Normand, Shallow gas off the Rhone prodelta, Gulf of Lions, Mar. Geol., 234, 215-231 (2006).

M. Goni, N. Monacci, R. Gisewhite, A. Ogston, J. Crockett, and C. Nittrouer, Distribution and sources of particulate organic matter in the water column and sediments of the Fly River delta, Gulf of Papua (Papua New Guinea), Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci., 69, 225-245 (2006).

C.M. Palinkas, C.A. Nittrouer and J.P. Walsh, Inner-shelf sedimentation in the Gulf of Papua, New Guinea: a mud-rich shallow shelf setting, Jour. Coast. Res., 22, 760-772 (2006).

T.M. Drexler, C.A. Nittrouer, and B.L. Mullenbach, Impact of local morphology on sedimentation in a submarine canyon, ROV studies in Eel Canyon, northern California, USA, Jour. Sed. Res., 76, 839-853 (2006).

J.D. Parsons and C.A. Nittrouer, Extreme events moving particulate material on continental margins, in A.R. Robinson and K.H. Brink (eds.) The Sea, v. 13, The Global Coastal Ocean: Multiscale Interdisciplinary Processes, 681-713 (2005).

A.S. Ogston, R.W. Sternberg, and C.A. Nittrouer, Recent advances in fine-grained sediment transport processes on the continental shelf, in A.R. Robinson and K.H. Brink (eds.) The Sea, v. 13, The Global Coastal Ocean: Multiscale Interdisciplinary Processes, 101-127 (2005).

C.M. Palinkas, C.A. Nittrouer, R.A. Wheatcroft, and L. Langone, The use of ⁷Be to identify event and seasonal sedimentation near the Po River delta, Adriatic Sea, Mar. Geol, 222, 95-112 (2005).

D. Orange, A. Garcia-Garcia, T. Lorenson, C. Nittrouer, T.  Milligan, S. Miserocchi, L. Langone, A. Correggiari, and F. Trincardi, Shallow gas and flood deposition in the Po delta.  Mar. Geol., 222, 159-177 (2005).

J.S. Crockett, C.A. Nittrouer, et al., Where rivers and oceans collide.  EOS, 86, 25-32 (2005).

C.A. Nittrouer, S. Miserocchi, F. Tricardi, Investigation of Po and Apennine Sediment Transport and Accumulation.  Oceanography, 17, 46-57 (2004).

J.P. Walsh, C.A. Nittrouer, C.M. Palinkas, A.S. Ogston, R.W. Sternberg and G.J. Brunskill, Clinoform mechanics in the Gulf of Papua, New Guinea, Cont. Shelf Res., 24, 2487-2510 (2004).

B.L. Mullenbach, C.A. Nittrouer, P. Puig and D.L. Orange, Sediment deposition in a modern submarine canyon: Eel Canyon, northern California, Mar.Geol., 211, 101-119 (2004).

J.P. Walsh and C.A. Nittrouer, Mangrove-bank sedimentation in a mesotidal environment with large sediment supply, Gulf of Papua.  Mar. Geol. 208, 225-248 (2004).

J.S. Crockett, and C.A. Nittrouer, The sandy inner shelf as a repository for muddy sediment: an example from northern California, Cont. Shelf Res., 24, 55-73 (2004).

P. Puig, A.S. Ogston, B.L. Mullenbach, C.A. Nittrouer, J.D. Parsons and R.W. Sternberg, Storm-induced sediment gravity flows at the head of the Eel submarine canyon, Jour. Geophys. Res.,109, C03019, doi:10.1029/2003JC001918 (2004).

S.J. Bentley and C.A. Nittrouer, Emplacement, modification and preservation of event stratigraphy on a flood-dominated continental shelf: Eel shelf, northern California, Cont. Shelf Res., 23, 1465-1493 (2003).

J.P. Walsh and C.A. Nittrouer, Contrasting styles of off-shelf sediment accumulation in New Guinea, Mar. Geol., 196, 105-125 (2003).

R. Aalto, L. Maurice-Bourgoin, T. Dunne, D.R. Montgomery, C.A. Nittrouer, J.-L. Guyot, ENSO-orchestrated sediment accumulation on Amazonian floodplains, Nature, 425, 493-497 (2003).

P. Puig, A.S. Ogston, B.L. Mullenbach, C.A. Nittrouer and R.W. Sternberg, Shelf-to-canyon sediment-transport processes on the Eel continental margin (northern California), Mar. Geol., 193, 129-149 (2003).

L. Langone, R.B. Dunbar, D.A. Mucciarone, M. Ravaioli, R. Meloni, and C.A. Nittrouer, Rapid sinking of biogenic material during the late austral summer in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, in G. DiTullio and R. Dunbar (eds.), Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea, American Geophysical Union, Antarctic Research Series Monograph, 78, 221-234 (2003).

Aalto, R.E., T. Dunne, C.A. Nittrouer, L. Maurice-Bourgoin and D.R. Montgomery, Fluvial transport of sediment across a pristine tropical foreland basin: channel-flood plain interaction and episodic flood plain depositionm, in F.J. Dyer, M.C. Thoms and J.M. Olly (eds.), The structure, function and management implications of fluvial sedimentary systems: IAHS Press, Wallingford, U.K., 339-344 (2002).

C.K. Sommerfield, R.C. Aller and C.A. Nittrouer, Sedimentary C-S-Fe relationships in modern and ancient diagenetic environments of the Eel River Basin (USA), J. Sed. Res., 70, 335-345 (2001).

B.L. Mullenbach and C.A. Nittrouer, Rapid deposition of fluvial sediment in the Eel Canyon, northern California, Cont. Shelf Res., 20, 2191-2212 (2000).

J.M. Jaeger and C.A. Nittrouer, Marine record of surge-induced outburst floods from the Bering Glacier, Alaska, Geology, 27, 847-850 (1999).

S.J. Bentley and C.A. Nittrouer, Physical and biological influences on the formation of sedimentary fabric in an oxygen-restricted depositional environment; Eckernfoerde Bay, southwestern Baltic Sea, Palios, 14, 585-600 (1999).

J.M. Jaeger and C.A. Nittrouer, Sediment deposition in an Alaskan fjord:  controls on the formation and preservation of sedimentary structures in Icy Bay, J. Sed. Res., 69, 1011-1026 (1999).

C.K. Sommerfield, C.A. Nittrouer and C.R. Alexander, ⁷Be as a tracer of flood sedimentation on the northern California continental margin, Cont. Shelf Res., 19, 335-361 (1999).

C.A. Nittrouer, STRATAFORM: overview of its design and synthesis of its results, Mar. Geol., 154, 3-12 (1999).

J.P. Walsh and C.A. Nittrouer, Observations of sediment flux on the Eel continental slope, northern California, Mar.Geol., 154, 55-68 (1999).

C.K Sommerfield and C.A. Nittrouer, Modern accumulation rates and a sediment budget for the Eel shelf:  a flood-dominated depositional environment, Mar. Geol., 154, 227-241 (1999).

C.A. Nittrouer, G.R. Lopez, L.D. Wright, S.J. Bentley, A.F. D’Andrea, C.T. Friedrichs, C.K. Sommerfield and N.I. Craig, Oceanic processes and the formation of sedimentary strata in Eckernfoerde Bay, Baltic Sea, Cont. Shelf Res., 18, 1689-1714 (1998).

M.A. Allison and C.A. Nittrouer, Identifying accretionary mud shorefaces in the geologic record: insights from the modern Amazon dispersal system, in Shales and Mudstones: J. Schieber, W. Zimmerle, and P.S. Sethi, eds., Schweizerbart Verlag, Stuttgart, pp. 147-161 (1998).

J.M. Jaeger, C.A. Nittrouer, N.D. Scott and J.D. Milliman, Sediment accumulation along a glacially impacted mountainous coastline:  north-east Gulf of Alaska, Basin Res. 10, 155-173 (1998).

S.J. Bentley and C.A. Nittrouer, Environmental influences on the formation of sedimentary fabric in a fine-grained carbonate-shelf environment:  Dry Tortugas, Florida Keys, Geo-Mar. Letts. 17, 268-275 (1997).

R.A. Wheatcroft, C.K. Sommerfield, D.E. Drake, J.C. Borgeld, and C.A. Nittrouer, Rapid and widespread dispersal of flood sediment on the northern California continental margin, Geology 25, 163-166 (1997).

C.A. Nittrouer and J.H. Kravitz, STRATAFORM:  A program to study the creation and interpretation of sedimentary strata on continental margins, Oceanography 9, 146-152 (1996).

R.A. Wheatcroft, J.C. Borgeld, R.S. Born, D.E. Drake, E.L. Leithold, C.A. Nittrouer, and C.K. Sommerfield, Anatomy of an oceanic flood deposit, Oceanography 9, 158-162 (1996).

C.A. Nittrouer and D.J. DeMaster, The Amazon shelf setting -- tropical, energetic, and influenced by a large river, Cont. Shelf Res. 16, 553-574 (1996).

C.A. Nittrouer, S.A. Kuehl, A.G. Figueiredo, M.A. Allison, C.K. Sommerfield, J.M. Rine, L.E.C. Faria, and O.M. Silveira, The geological record preserved by Amazon shelf sedimentation, Cont. Shelf Res. 16, 817-841 (1996).

S.J. Bentley, C.A. Nittrouer, and C.K. Sommerfield, Development of sedimentary strata in Eckernfoerde Bay, western Baltic Sea, Geo-Mar. Letts. 16, 148-154 (1996).

J.M. Jaeger, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, C. Kelchner and R.B. Dunbar, Lateral transport of settling particles in the Ross Sea and implications for the fate of biogenic material, J. Geophys. Res. 101, 18,479-18,488 (1996).

D.J. DeMaster, O. Ragueneau, and C.A. Nittrouer, Preservation efficiencies and accumulation rates of biogenic Si and organic C, N, and P in high-latitude sediments:  the Ross Sea, J. Geophys. Res. 101, 18,501-18,518 (1996).

S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, M.A. Allison, L.E.C. Faria, D.A. Dukat, J.M. Jaeger, T.D. Pacioni, A.G. Figueiredo, and E.C. Underkoffler, Sediment deposition, accumulation, and seabed dynamics in an energetic, fine-grained coastal environment, Cont. Shelf Res. 16, 787-816 (1996).

J.D. Milliman, J. Snow, J.M. Jaeger, and C.A. Nittrouer, Catastrophic discharge of fluvial sediment to the ocean:  evidence of Jokulhlaups events in the Alsek Sea Valley, southeast Alaska, in Erosion and Sediment Yield:  Global and Regional Perspectives, D.E. Walling and B.W. Webb, eds., Int. Assoc. Hydrol. Sci. 236, 367-379 (1996).

C.K. Sommerfield, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Sedimentary carbon-isotope systematics on the Amazon shelf, Geo-Mar. Letts. 16, 17-23 (1996).

A.G. Figueiredo, C.A. Nittrouer, and E.A. Costa, Gassy sediment in the Amazon submarine delta, Geo-Mar. Letts. 16, 31-35 (1996).

M.A. Allison, C.A. Nittrouer, L.E.C. Faria, O.M. Silveira, and A.C. Mendes, Sources and sinks of sediment to the Amazon margin:  the Amapa coast, Geo-Mar. Letts. 16, 36-40 (1996).

C.A. Nittrouer, G.J. Brunskill, and A.G. Figueiredo, The importance of tropical coastal environments, Geo-Mar. Letts. 15, 121-126 (1995).

C.A. Nittrouer, S.A. Kuehl, R.W. Sternberg, A.G. Figueiredo, and L.E.C. Faria, An introduction to the geological significance of sediment transport and accumulation on the Amazon continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 125, 177-192 (1995).

J.M. Jaeger and C.A. Nittrouer, Tidal controls on the formation of fine-scale sedimentary strata near the Amazon river mouth, Mar. Geol. 125, 259-281 (1995).

M.A. Allison, C.A. Nittrouer, and G.C. Kineke, Seasonal sediment storage on mudflats adjacent to the Amazon River, Mar. Geol. 125, 303-328 (1995).

C.K. Sommerfield, C.A. Nittrouer, and A.G. Figueiredo, Stratigraphic evidence of changes in Amazon shelf sedimentation during the Holocene, Mar. Geol. 125, 351-371 (1995).

M.A. Allison, C.A. Nittrouer, and L.E.C. Faria, Rates and mechanisms of shoreface progradation and retreat downdrift of the Amazon river mouth, Mar. Geol. 125, 373-392 (1995).

A.G. Figueiredo and C.A. Nittrouer, New insights to high-resolution stratigraphy on the Amazon continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 125, 393-399 (1995).

C.A. Nittrouer and J.H. Kravitz, Integrated continental margin research to benefit ocean and earth sciences, EOS 76, 121-126 (1995).

L.D. Wright and C.A. Nittrouer, Dispersal of river sediments in coastal seas:  six contrasting cases, Estuaries 18, 494-508 (1995).

C.A. Nittrouer, J.M. Jaeger, and D.J. DeMaster, Advection of suspended sediment in the Ross Sea and implications for the fate of biogeochemical materials, Antarctic J. 29, 106-107  (1994).

C.A. Nittrouer and L.D. Wright, Transport of particles across continental shelves, Rev. Geophys. 32, 85-113 (1994).

M.A. Allison, C.A. Nittrouer, G.C. Kineke, and R.W. Sternberg, Use of an instrumented tripod system to examine sediment dynamics and fine-scale strata formation in muddy surf-zone and nearshore deposits, J. Coast. Res. 10, 488-496 (1994).

C.A. Nittrouer and G.J. Brunskill, The gateway for terrestrial material entering the ocean, EOS 75, 191-192 (1994).

C.A. Nittrouer, G.H. Pierson, J.M. Morrison, and D.J. DeMaster, The movement of suspended materials in the Ross Sea, Antarctic J. 27, 77-78 (1993).

C.A. Nittrouer and L.D. Wright, Unique opportunities of oil platforms for the study of sediment transport and accumulation, Mar. Tech. Soc. J. 27, 83-86 (1993).

C.A. Nittrouer, Controlling the ingredients that flow to the sea, oceanic processes near river mouths, Oceanus 36, 12-18 (1993).

D.J. DeMaster, R.B. Dunbar, L.I Gordon, A.R. Leventer, J.M. Morrison, D.M. Nelson, C.A. Nittrouer, and W.O. Smith, Jr., Cycling and accumulation of biogenic silica and organic matter in high-latitude environments:  The Ross Sea, Oceanography 5, 146-153 (1992).

S.L. Harden, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Developing geochronologies for high-latitude continental shelf deposits:  a radiochemical approach, Mar. Geol. 103, 69-98 (1992).

D.J. DeMaster, T.M. Nelson, S.L. Harden, and C.A. Nittrouer, The cycling and accumulation of biogenic silica and organic carbon in Antarctic deep sea and continental margin environments, Mar. Chem. 35, 489-502 (1991).

C.A. Nittrouer, S.A. Kuehl, J.M. Rine, A.G. Figueiredo, L.E.C. Faria, G.T.M. Dias, M.A.M. Silva, M.A. Allison, T.D. Pacioni, M.P. Segall, E.C. Underkoffler, H.V. Borges, and O.F. Silveira, Sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Amazon continental shelf, Oceanography 4, 33-38 (1991).

C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, A.G. Figueiredo, and J.M. Rine, AmasSeds:  an interdisciplinary investigation of a complex coastal environment, Oceanography 4, 3-7 (1991).

C.A. Nittrouer, A multidisciplinary study of Amazon shelf sediment, Earth in Space 3, 8-9 (1991).

S.A. Kuehl, T.M. Hariu, M.W. Sanford, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Millimeter-scale sedimentary structure of fine-grained sediments:  examples from continental margin environments, in R.H. Bennett, W.R. Bryant, and M.H. Hulbert, eds., Microstructure of Fine-Grained Sediments, Springer-Verlag, New York  pp. 33-45 (1991).

C.R. Alexander, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, Y.-A. Park, and S.-C. Park, Macrotidal mudflats of the southwestern Korean coast:  a model for interpretation of intertidal deposits, J. Sed. Petrol. 61, 805-824 (1991).

D.J. DeMaster, D.C. Brewster, B.A. McKee, and C.A. Nittrouer, Rates of particle scavenging, sediment reworking, and longitudinal ripple formation at the HEBBLE site based on measurements of 234Th and 210Pb, Mar. Geol. 99, 423-444 (1991).

C.R. Alexander, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Sediment accumulation in a modern epicontinental shelf setting:  The Yellow Sea, Mar. Geol. 98, 51-72 (1991).

D.J. DeMaster, S.L. Harden, R.H. Pope, C.A. Nittrouer, and G.H. Pierson, Biogeochemical fluxes in Ross Sea continental shelf sediments, Antarctic J. 25, 91-95 (1990).

M.W. Sanford, S.A. Kuehl, and C.A. Nittrouer, Modern sedimentary processes in the Wilmington Canyon area, U.S. East Coast, Mar. Geol. 92, 205-226 (1990).

C.A. Nittrouer et al., A multidisciplinary Amazon shelf sediment study, EOS 71, 1771-1777 (1990).

S.J. Culver, C.A. Brunner, and C.A. Nittrouer, Observations of a fast burst of the deep western boundary undercurrent and sediment transport in South Wilmington Canyon from DSRV Alvin, Geo-Mar. Lett 8, 159-165  (1988).

S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Microfabric study of fine-grained sediments:  observations from the Amazon subaqueous delta, J. Sed. Pet. 58, 12-23 (1988).

C.A. Nittrouer, B.E. Bergenback, D.J. DeMaster, and S.A. Kuehl, Accumulation of mixed carbonate and siliciclastic muds on the continental shelf of eastern Spain, in Carbonate-Clastic Transitions, L.J. Doyle and H.H. Roberts, eds., Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Amsterdam, p. 251-269 (1988).

D.J. DeMaster, S.L. Harden, and C.A. Nittrouer, Rates of Holocene sedimentation on the western margin of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic J. 23, 94-96 (1988).

B.A. McKee, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Uranium geochemistry on the Amazon Shelf:  evidence for uranium release from bottom sediments, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 51, 2779-2786 (1988).

C.A. Nittrouer, J.M. Coleman, R.D. Flood, R.N. Ginsburg, D.S. Gorsline, A.C. Hine, R.W. Sternberg, D.J.P. Swift, and L.D. Wright, Sedimentation on continental margins:  an integrated program for innovative studies during the 1990s, EOS 69, 58-68 (1988).

C.A. Nittrouer and D.J. DeMaster, eds., Sedimentary Processes on the Amazon Continental Shelf, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 379 pp. (1987).

L.A. Levin and C.A. Nittrouer, Textural characteristics of sediments on deep seamounts in the eastern Pacific Ocean between 10N and 30N, in Seamounts, Islands and Atolls, B.H. Keating, P. Fryer, R. Batiza, and G.W. Boehlert, eds., Am. Geophys. Union, Geophys. Mongr. 43, 187-203 (1987).

D.J. DeMaster, T.B. Nelson, C.A. Nittrouer, and S.L. Harden, Biogenic silica and organic carbon accumulation in modern Bransfield Strait sediments, Antarctic J. 22, 108-110 (1987).

C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, S.A. Kuehl and B.A. McKee, Association of sand and mud deposits accumulating on continental shelves, in Shelf Sands and Sandstones, R.J. Knight and J.R. McLean, eds., Can. Soc. Petrol. Geol., Mem. 11, 11-25 (1986).

P.A. Ledford-Hoffman, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Biogenic-silica accumulation in the Ross Sea and the importance of Antarctic continental-shelf deposits in the marine silica budget, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 50, 2099-2110 (1986).

C.R. Alexander, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, High-resolution seismic stratigraphy and its sedimentological interpretation on the Amazon continental shelf, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 337-357 (1986).

S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Distribution of sedimentary structures in the Amazon subaqueous delta, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 311-336 (1986).

S.A. Kuehl, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Nature of sediment accumulation on the Amazon continental shelf, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 209-225 (1986).

C.A. Nittrouer, T.B. Curtin, and D.J. DeMaster, Concentration and flux of suspended sediment on the Amazon continental shelf, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 151-174 (1986).

D.J. DeMaster, S.A. Kuehl, and C.A. Nittrouer, Effects of suspended sediments on geochemical processes near the mouth of the Amazon River:  examination of biological silica uptake and the fate of particle-reactive elements, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 107-125 (1986).

B.A. McKee, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, Temporal variability in the partitioning of thorium between dissolved and particulate phases on the Amazon shelf:  implications for scavenging of particle-reactive species, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 87-106 (1986).

C.A. Nittrouer and D.J. DeMaster, Sedimentary processes on the Amazon continental shelf:  past, present, and future research, Cont. Shelf Res. 6, 5-30 (1986).

B. Carson, E.T. Baker, B.M. Hickey, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, K.W. Thorbjarnarson, and G.W. Snyder, Modern sediment dispersal and accumulation in Quinault submarine canyon:  a summary, Mar. Geol. 71, 1-13 (1986).

K.W. Thorbjarnarson, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Accumulation of modern sediment in Quinault submarine canyon, Mar. Geol. 71, 107-124 (1986).

N.H. Cutshall, I.L. Larson, C.R. Olsen, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Columbia River sediment in Quinault canyon, evidence from artificial radionuclides, Mar. Geol. 71, 125-136 (1986).

C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, S.A. Kuehl, and R.O. Kowsmann, The deltaic nature of Amazon shelf sedimentation, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 97, 444-458 (1986).

K.W. Thorbjarnarson, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and R.B. McKinney, Sediment accumulation in a back-barrier lagoon, Great Sound, New Jersey, J. Sed. Petrol. 55, 856-863 (1985).

D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, C.A. Nittrouer, D.C. Brewster, and P.E. Biscaye, Rates of sediment reworking at the HEBBLE site based on profiles of naturally occurring Th-234 and Pb-210, Mar. Geol. 66, 133-148 (1985).

D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, C.A. Nittrouer, J. Qian, and G. Cheng, Rates of sediment accumulation and particle reworking based on radiochemical measurements from continental shelf deposits in the East China Sea, Cont. Shelf Res. 4, 143-158 (1985).

S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and T.B. Curtin, A long, square-barrel gravity corer for sedimentological and geochemical investigation of fine-grained sediments, Mar. Geol. 62, 365-370 (1985).

S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and T.B. Curtin, An overview of sedimentation on the Amazon continental shelf, Geo-Mar. Lett. 4, 207-210 (1985).

C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, S.A. Kuehl, B.A. McKee, and K.W. Thorbjarnarson, Some questions and answers about the accumulation of fine-grained sediment in continental margin environments, Geo-Mar. Lett. 4, 211-213 (1985).

C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and B.A. McKee, Modern sediment accumulation in the East China Sea, in Marine Geology and Physical Processes in the Yellow Sea, Y.A. Park, O.H. Pilkey, and S.W. Kim, eds., Korean Institute of Energy and Resources, Seoul, p. 208-216 (1984).

A.P. Belperio, B.W. Smith, H.A. Polach, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, J.R. Prescott, J.R. Hails, and V.A. Gostin, Chronological studies of the quaternary marine sediments of northern Spencer Gulf, southern Australia, Mar. Geol. 61, 265-296 (1984).

C.A. Nittrouer, B.A. McKee, and D.J. DeMaster, Fine-scale stratigraphy in proximal and distal deposits of sediment dispersal systems in the East China Sea, Mar. Geol. 61, 13-24 (1984).

I.N. McCave, C.D. Hollister, D.J. DeMaster, C.A. Nittrouer, A.J. Silva, and J.Y. Yingst, Analysis of a longitudinal ripple from the Nova Scotian continental rise, Mar. Geol. 58, 275-286 (1984).

B.A. McKee, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, The use of 234Th/238U disequilibrium to examine the fate of particle-reactive species on the Yangtze continental shelf, Earth Plan. Sci. Lett. 68, 431-442, (1984).

J.R.A. Dias and C.A. Nittrouer, Continental shelf sediments of northern Portugal, Cont. Shelf Res. 3, 147-165 (1984).

A. Maldonado, D.J.P. Swift, R.A. Young, G. Han, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, J. Rey, C. Palomo, A.J. Acosta, A. Ballester, and J. Castellvi, Sedimentation on the Valencia continental shelf:  preliminary results, Cont. Shelf Res. 2, 195-211 (1984).

C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, N.H. Cutshall, and I.L. Larsen, The effect of sediment mixing on Pb-210 accumulation rates for the Washington continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 54, 201-221 (1984).

D.J. DeMaster, C.A. Nittrouer, and P.A. Hoffman, Biogenic silica accumulation on the Antarctic continental shelf, Antarctic J. 18, 132-134 (1983).

Sedimentation on the Continental Shelf with Special Reference to the East China Sea, Q. Jin and J.D. Milliman, eds., Springer-Verlag, New York, 1029 pp. (1983), including the following papers:

D.J. DeMaster and C.A. Nittrouer, Uptake, dissolution and accumulation of silica near the mouth of the Changjiang, 235-240;

G. Cheng, J. Qian, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and B.A. McKee, Modern sediment structure of the East China Sea, 511-521;

D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, C.A. Nittrouer, J. Qian, and G. Cheng, Rates of sedimentary processes based on radiochemical profiles from continental shelf deposits in the East China Sea, 581-589;

B.A. McKee, D.J. DeMaster, and C.A. Nittrouer, The use of 234Th/238U disequilibrium in examining particle scavenging near the Changjiang river mouth; 617-625;

C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, B.A. McKee, G. Cheng, and J. Qian, Formation of sedimentary strata in the East China Sea, 696-704.

R.A. Young, D.J.P. Swift, C.A. Nittrouer, D.J. DeMaster, and B. Bergenback, Event-dominated sediment transport on the Valencian continental shelf, Spain, and its effect on sediment accumulation and Holocene stratigraphy, in Estudio Oceanografico de la Plataforma Continental, J. Castellvi, ed., Cadiz, 1-13 (1983).

B.A. McKee, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, The concepts of sediment deposition and accumulation applied to the continental shelf near the mouth of the Yangtze River, Geology 11, 631-633 (1983).

D.J. DeMaster, G.B. Knapp, and C.A. Nittrouer, Biological uptake and accumulation of silica on the Amazon continental shelf, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 47, 1713-1723 (1983).

C.A. Nittrouer, M.T. Sharara, and D.J. DeMaster, Variations of sediment texture on the Amazon continental shelf, J. Sed. Petrol. 53, 179-191 (1983).

S.A. Kuehl, C.A. Nittrouer, and D.J. DeMaster, Modern sediment accumulation and strata formation on the Amazon continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 49, 279-300 (1982).

C.A. Nittrouer, ed., Sedimentary Dynamics of Continental Shelves, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 452 pp. (1981).

C.A. Nittrouer and R.W. Sternberg, The formation of sedimentary strata in an allochthonous shelf environment:  the Washington continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 42, 201-232 (1981).

W.M. Smethie, C.A. Nittrouer, and R.F.L. Self, The use of Radon-222 as a tracer of sediment irrigation and mixing on the Washington continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 42, 173-200 (1981).

C.A. Nittrouer, R.W. Sternberg, R. Carpenter, and J.T. Bennett, The use of Pb-210 geochronology as a sedimentological tool:  application to the Washington continental shelf, Mar. Geol. 31, 297-316 (1979).

C.A. Nittrouer, The process of detrital sediment accumulation in a continental shelf environment:  an examination of the Washington shelf, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Washington, 243 p. (1978).

R.W. Faas and C.A. Nittrouer, Post-depositional facies development in fine-grained sediments of the Wilkinson Basin, Gulf of Maine, J. Sed. Petrol. 46, 337-344 (1976).

C.A. Nittrouer and R.W. Sternberg, The fate of a fine-grained dredge spoils deposit in a tidal channel of Puget Sound, Washington, J. Sed. Petrol. 45, 160-170 (1975).