SEDTRANS96: The upgraded and better calibrated sediment-transport model for continental shelves

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 619-645

  Li, Michael Z ^a   Amos, Carl L ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cohesive or non cohesive sediment transport; Computer simulation; Current or combined wave current flows; Model prediction and field data

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEPOSITION; EROSION; SHEAR STRESS;

WAVE CURRENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; MODELING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; MODELING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0035400507     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(00)00120-5     Document Type: Article

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