Suspended sediment dynamics and bed erosion in the high shore mudflat region of the Humber estuary, UK

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 3-7, 1999, Pages 122-133

  Black, Kevin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; MUDFLAT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; GEOLOGY; SEA POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0345624486     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(98)00155-6     Document Type: Article

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