Residual transport model in correlation with sedimentary dynamics over an elongate tidal sandbar in the Gironde estuary (Southwestern France)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1005-1016

  Mallet, Cyril ^a   Howa, Hélène L ^b   Garlan, Thierry ^c   Sottolichio, Aldo ^b   Le Hir, Pierre ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

^c Etablissement Prin Serv H   (France)

^d IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; ESTUARIES; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CURRENT PATTERNS; GRAIN SIZE TREND; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; SEABED STABILITY; SECONDARY CIRCULATION; TRANSPORT MODELING;

SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; SANDBAR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL INLET;

FRANCE;

EID: 0037682837     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/022900701005     Document Type: Article

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