Hydrodynamic model predictions of tidal asymmetry and observed sediment transport paths in morecambe bay

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-56

  Aldridge, John N ^a  

^a DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

current meters; English coast; mathematical models; Morecambe Bay; radar; sediment transport; tidal currents; tidal estuaries

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; ESTUARY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CURRENTS;

UK, ENGLAND, LANCASHIRE, MORECOMBE BAY;

EID: 0030620424     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0113     Document Type: Article

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