Relationships between wave-induced currents and sediment grain size on a sandy tidal-flat

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 705-712

  Malvarez, G C ^a   Cooper, J A G ^a   Jackson, D W T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE); OCEAN CURRENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; TEXTURES; TIDES; WATER LEVELS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE TRANSMISSION; WETLANDS;

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; SEDIMENT ENTRAINMENTS; WAVE ENERGY DISSIPATION; WAVE-INDUCED CURRENTS;

TIDAL POWER;

CURRENT; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENTATION; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL FLAT; WAVE ACTION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 14344278516     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40961-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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