Suspended sediment transport mechanisms in high-energy swash

Marine Geology

Volumn 161, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 361-375

  Butt, Tony ^a   Russell, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Infragravity; Skewness; Suspended sediment; Swash

Indexed keywords

HIGH ENERGY ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WAVE RUNUP;

EID: 0032706806     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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