Tide and wave dynamics on a sand bank from the deep shelf of the Western Channel approaches

Marine Geology

Volumn 161, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 339-359

  Reynaud, Jean Yves ^a   Tessier, Bernadette ^b   Berné, Serge ^c   Chamley, Hervé ^a   Debatist, Marc ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bank; Bedforms; English Channel; Sonar; Tide; Waves

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; CONTINENTAL SHELF; SANDBANK; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHELF SEDIMENT; TIDAL CURRENT; WAVE-SEAFLOOR INTERACTION;

CELTIC SEA;

EID: 0032707774     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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