The origin, classification and modelling of sand banks and ridges

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1285-1330

  Dyer, Keith R ^a   Huntley, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; COASTAL LANDFORM; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELING; SAND RIDGE; SANDBANK; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 0032791355     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(99)00028-X     Document Type: Article

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