Estuarine mud flocculation properties determined using an annular mini-flume and the LabSFLOC system

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1080-1095

  Manning, A J ^a,b   Friend, P L ^c   Prowse, N ^c   Amos, C L ^c  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annular mini flume; Cohesive sediment; Flocculation; LabSFLOC; Settling velocity

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLOCCULATION; FLUME EXPERIMENT; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBULENT FLOW;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; KENT; MEDWAY ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247355588     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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