Numerical simulation of net longshore sediment transport and granulometry of surficial sediments along Chandeleur Island, Louisiana, USA

Marine Geology

Volumn 232, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 115-129

  Ellis, John ^a   Stone, Gregory W ^b  

^a M Inc   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

beach and foredune sediment texture; wave refraction; WAVENRG

Indexed keywords

BEACH AND FOREDUNE SEDIMENT TEXTURE; MORPHODYNAMICS; WAVE REFRACTION; WAVENRG;

COASTAL ZONES; DATA REDUCTION; REFRACTION; SAND;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BARRIER ISLAND; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; GRANULOMETRY; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL METHOD; SIMULATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; WAVE BREAKING;

CHANDELEUR ISLANDS; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750073576     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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