Mesoscale changes in present-day nearshore surface sediments and bedforms off the north coast of Ireland

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 274, Issue , 2007, Pages 103-116

  McDowell, J Lyn ^a   Knight, Jasper ^b   Quinn, Rory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; COASTAL SEDIMENT; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SONAR; SUBSTRATE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847370427     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2007.274.01.11     Document Type: Article

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