Suspended sediment concentrations in the Tamar estuary

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 679-688

  Tattersall, G R ^a,c   Elliott, A J ^a   Lynn, N M ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Nuclear Department   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advection; Erosion; Model; Resuspension; Sediment transport; Tamar

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; ESTUARY; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CYCLE;

ENGLAND; TAMAR ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041877241     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00408-0     Document Type: Article

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