Self-organization mechanisms for the formation of nearshore crescentic and transverse sand bars

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 465, Issue , 2002, Pages 379-410

  Caballeria, M ^a   Coco, G ^b   Falques A ^c   Huntley, D A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIC CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF CATALONIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLINGS; PLANERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WAVES;

SAND BARS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

COASTAL ZONE; SAND BAR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION;

COASTAL ZONE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SANDBAR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION;

EID: 0037173980     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211200200112X     Document Type: Article

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