Bottom fine sediment boundary layer and transport processes at the mouth of the Changjiang Estuary, China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 327, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 276-288

  Shi, John Z ^a   Zhang, S Y ^b   Hamilton, L J ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bottom boundary layer; Changjiang Estuary; Fine sediment; Transport processes

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTUARIES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; REGIONAL PLANNING;

BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHANGJIANG ESTUARY; FINE SEDIMENTS; TRANSPORT PROCESSES;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTUARIES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; REGIONAL PLANNING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BACKSCATTER; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

EID: 33746010563     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.11.039     Document Type: Article

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