Spatial and temporal structures of suspension and transport over megaripples on the shore face

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C5, 1999, Pages 11215-11224

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BEDFORM; RIPPLE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CORNWALL; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033562248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900020     Document Type: Article

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