Large scale experiments on gravel and mixed beaches: Experimental procedure, data documentation and initial results

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-362

  López de San Román Blanco, Belen ^a   Coates, Tom T ^a   Holmes, Pat ^b   Chadwick, Andrew J ^c   Bradbury, Andrew ^d   Baldock, Tom E ^e   Pedrozo Acuña, Adrián ^c   Lawrence, John ^c   Grüne, Joachim ^f  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d Channel Coastal Observatory   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^f LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gravel; GWK; Large scale experiments; Mixed beaches; Morphology; Physical model; Shingle beach

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GRAVEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; VELOCITY;

LARGE WAVE CHANNEL; MIXED BEACH; SHINGLE BEACH; SURF ZONE; WATER SURFACE ELEVATION;

BEACHES;

BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; GRAVEL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTS; VELOCITY;

BEACH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVEL; MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 33644601726     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2005.10.021     Document Type: Article

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