Measurement of the erosion potential of cohesive marine sediments: A review of current in situ technology

Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-83

  Black, Kevin S ^a   Paterson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cohesive sediment; erosion; in situ technology; LISP

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031402709     PISSN: 1061026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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