Modelling the cohesive sediment transport in the marine environment: The case of Thermaikos Gulf

Ocean Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-104

  Krestenitis, Y N ^a   Kombiadou, K D ^a   Savvidis, Y G ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BROWNIAN MOTION; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; THERMAIKOS GULF;

EID: 33847667521     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-3-91-2007     Document Type: Article

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