Role of suction dynamics in evolution of intertidal sandy flats: Field evidence, experiments, and theoretical model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Sassa, Shinji ^a   Watabe, Yoichi ^a  

^a PORT AND AIRPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; SUCTION; TIDAL FLAT; WATER LEVEL;

ASIA; CHIBA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; OBITSU ESTUARY; TOKYO BAY;

EID: 34249668850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000575     Document Type: Article

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