Water and sediment fluxes on the Ebro Delta shoreface: On the role of low frequency currents

Marine Geology

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 219-239

  Jimenez J A ^a   Guillen J ^b   Gracia, V ^a   Palanques, A ^b   Garcia M A ^a   Sanchez Arcilla A ^a   Puig, P ^b   Puigdefabregas J ^a   Rodriguez G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Currents; Ebro Delta; Hydrography; Sediment transport; Shoreface; Storms

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CURRENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COASTAL WATERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

SPAIN;

EID: 0344026164     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00153-4     Document Type: Article

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