Swash zone sediment suspension and transport and the importance of bore-generated turbulence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C7, 2000, Pages 17021-17044

  Puleo, J A ^a,c   Beach, R A ^b   Holman, R A ^a   Allen, J S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033669467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900024     Document Type: Article

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