The influence of bore turbulence on sediment transport in the swash and inner surf zones

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 757-771

  Butt, Tony ^a   Russell, Paul ^a   Puleo, Jack ^b   Miles, Jon ^a   Masselink, Gerhard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Backwash; Bore; Suspended sediment; Swash; Turbulence; Uprush

Indexed keywords

MARINE SEDIMENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SURF ZONE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBULENCE;

EID: 2442461178     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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