Short-term morphological change and sediment dynamics in the intertidal zone of a macrotidal beach

Sedimentology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-53

  Masselink, Gerhard ^a   Auger, Nigel ^a   Russell, Paul ^a   O'Hare, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach sediment; Depth of disturbance; Intertidal bar; Macrotidal beach; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH PROFILE; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TIDAL RANGE;

EID: 33846324404     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2006.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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