The effect of freshwater flow on siltation in the Humber Estuary, north east UK

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 241-249

  Pontee, N I ^a   Whitehead, P A ^b   Hayes, C M ^c  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dredging; Geomorphology; Siltation; Suspended sediment concentration; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

DREDGING; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SILTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUMBER ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2542446521     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2004.01.002     Document Type: Article

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