Estimation of bed shear stress using the turbulent kinetic energy approach-A comparison of annular flume and field data

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 959-970

  Pope, N D ^a   Widdows, J ^a   Brinsley, M D ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic current metres; Bottom stress; Flumes; TKE; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

FIELD SURVEY; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; SEDIMENT PROPERTY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646687337     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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