ISIS: An instrument for measuring erosion shear stress in situ

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-18

  Williamson, Helen J ^a   Ockenden, Mary C ^a  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bristol Channel; erosion; erosion resistance; instrument design; instrument testing; mud; mud flats; shear stress for erosion

Indexed keywords

EROSION; EROSION SHEAR STRESS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IN SITU STRESS; INSTRUMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTS; INTERTIDAL MUD FLAT; ISIS; MUD; MUD FLAT; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

UK, ENGLAND, SEVERN ESTUARY; UK, SEVERN ESTUARY;

EROSION; INSTRUMENTS; ISIS; MUD FLATS; SEDIMENT; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 0030569642     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0001     Document Type: Article

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