Sediment resuspension on beaches: Response to breaking waves

Marine Geology

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 167-187

  Voulgaris, G ^a   Collins, M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bottom turbulence; Breaking waves; Sediment transport; Surf zone; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

BEACH; SAND; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBULENT FLOW; UNITED KINGDOM; WAVE;

BEACH; BREAKING WAVES; COASTAL SEDIMENT; RESUSPENSION; SURF ZONE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034659433     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00025-6     Document Type: Article

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