Stratification and fine sediment transport mechanisms in a semi-enclosed tidal lagoon (Pagham Harbour, West Sussex)

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 248-255

  Mitchell, Steven B ^a   Burgess, H M ^b   Pope, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Fine sediment transport; Inter tidal; Lagoon; Macrotidal; UK

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES; WATER WAVES;

FRESH WATER FLOW; MACROTIDAL; STRATIFICATION;

ESTUARIES;

FRESH WATER;

ESTUARIES; FLOW OF WATER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES; WATER WAVES;

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; OCEAN WAVE; SALINITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILTATION; STRATIFICATION; TURBIDITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; FLOODING; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAGOON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEWAGE; STRATIFICATION; TURBIDITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PAGHAM HARBOUR; SUSSEX; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST SUSSEX; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248383131     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2005.00017.x     Document Type: Article

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