Rapid wave-driven advective pore water exchange in a permeable coastal sediment

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-107

  Precht, Elimar ^a   Huettel, Markus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Advection; Coastal sand; In situ optode; Permeable sediment; Pore water flow velocity measurements; Surface gravity waves

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; GRAVITY WAVE; POREWATER; WATER FLOW;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 1442291125     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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