Wind influence on tidal flat sediment dynamics: Field investigations in the Ho Bugt, Danish Wadden Sea

Marine Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 75-86

  Christiansen, Christian ^a   Vølund, Gunnild ^b   Lund Hansen, Lars C ^c   Bartholdy, Jesper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Kystdirektoratet   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

microtopography; suspended matter; tidal flat; tides; Wadden Sea; waves

Indexed keywords

MICROTOPOGRAPHY; SUSPENDED MATTER; TIDAL FLAT; WADDEN SEA;

EROSION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SHEAR WAVES; TSUNAMIS;

WIND EFFECTS;

GRAIN SIZE; MARINE SEDIMENT; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL FLAT; WIND SHEAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; HO BUGT; NORTH SEA; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WADDEN SEA;

EID: 33751530685     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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