A comparison and measurement standardisation of four in situ devices for determining the erosion shear stress of intertidal sediments

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 10-11, 2000, Pages 1397-1418

  Tolhurst, T J ^a   Black, K S ^a   Paterson, D M ^a   Mitchener, H J ^b   Termaat, G R ^c   Shayler, S A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Transport Public Works and Water Management Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^d NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesive sediment; Erosion rate; Erosion threshold; Humber estuary; Instrumentation; Skeffling mudflats; UK

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EROSION; IN SITU TEST; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033849016     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(00)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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