Holocene tidal conditions and tide-induced sand transport in the southern North Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C5, 2001, Pages 9339-9362

  Van Der Molen, J ^a   De Swart, H E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDE;

(SOUTH); NORTH SEA;

EID: 0034942889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000488     Document Type: Article

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