Swash zone sediment dynamics: A comparison of a dissipative and an intermediate beach

Marine Geology

Volumn 231, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 181-200

  Miles, Jon ^a   Butt, Tony ^a   Russell, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dissipative beach; field measurements; intermediate beach; sediment suspension; sediment transport; swash zone

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATIVE BEACHES; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; INTERMEDIATE BEACHES; SEDIMENT SUSPENSION; SWASH ZONES;

COASTAL ZONES; MEASUREMENT THEORY; SHEAR STRESS; WATER RESOURCES;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BEACH EROSION; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BOTTOM STRESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER DEPTH; WAVE RUNUP;

EID: 33748120338     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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