Effect of a winter storm on sediment transport and resuspension in the distal mud area, the East China Sea

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 310-318

  Yang, Zuosheng ^a   Lei, Kun ^b   Guo, Zhigang ^a   Wang, Houjie ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Sediment dynamic process; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; HYDRODYNAMICS; MUDFLAT; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STORM; STRATIFICATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CURRENT; VERTICAL MIXING; WATER COLUMN;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34047158197     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/03-0130.1     Document Type: Article

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