Estimations of bedload sediment transport in the guadiana estuary (SW Iberian Peninsula) during low river discharge periods

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISS. 41, 2004, Pages 12-26

  Lobo, F J ^a   Plaza, F ^b   Gonzalez R ^b   Dias, J M A ^b   Kapsimalis, V ^c   Mendes, I ^b   Del Río, V Díaz ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^d Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Estuarine dunes; Estuarine morphology; Fluvial discharge; Tidal currents

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749135193     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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