Bedforms in a laboratory wave flume: An evaluation of predictive models for bedform wavelengths

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 624-634

  Marsh, S W ^a   Vincent, C E ^a   Osborne, P D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Monochromatic waves; Ripple wavelength; Spectral waves

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; LABORATORY METHOD; MODELING; PREDICTION; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 0032813175     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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