Modelling offshore sand wave evolution

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 713-728

  Nemeth A A ^a   Hulscher, S J M H ^b   Van Damme, R M J ^b  

^a WITTEVEEN BOS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Finite amplitude waves; Numerical analysis; Sand waves; Shelf seas

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; EDDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAND WAVE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION; SHEAR STRESS;

ASIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33846928065     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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