Tidally-induced shear stress variability above intertidal mudflats in the macrotidal seine estuary

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 653-664

  Verney, R ^a,b   Brun Cottan, J C ^c   Lafite, R ^a   Deloffre, J ^a   Taylor, J A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MUDFLAT; SHEAR STRESS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; SEINE ESTUARY; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749621776     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784290     Document Type: Article

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