Hydraulic sorting of heavy-mineral grains by swash on a medium-sand beach

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 994-1004

  Hughes, Michael G ^a   Keene, Jock B ^a   Joseph, Rebecca G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; FLOW VELOCITY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SORTING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER WAVES; MINERALS;

BED SHEAR STRESSS; HYDRAULIC SORTING; MAXIMUM FLOW VELOCITIES; MEASUREMENTS OF; NONLINEAR SHALLOW WATER; QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHALLOW WATER DEPTHS;

MINERALS; SORTING;

BEACH; GRAIN SIZE; HEAVY MINERAL; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SORTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0039009865     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/112599700994     Document Type: Article

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