Measurement of recent intertidal sediment transport in Morecambe Bay using the waterline method

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 427-456

  Mason, D C ^a   Amin, M ^b   Davenport, I J ^a   Flather, R A ^b   Robinson, G J ^a   Smith, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change detection; Hydrodynamic modelling; Remote sensing; Waterline

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ENGLAND(LANCASHIRE); MORECAMBE BAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032847374     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0508     Document Type: Article

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