Sediment dynamics in the Meghna estuary, Bangladesh: A model study

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-263

  Ali, Ayub ^a   Mynett, A E ^b,c   Azam, Mir Hammadul ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^d Chuden CTI Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accretion; Coastal morphology; Erosion; Model studies; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; ESTUARIES; LAND RECLAMATION; MORPHOLOGY; TIDES;

ACCRETION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; MODEL STUDIES; SEDIMENT-WATER DYNAMICS;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; ESTUARIES; LAND RECLAMATION; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES;

ACCRETION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; EROSION; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; LAND RECLAMATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; MEGHNA RIVER; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34347357604     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2007)133:4(255)     Document Type: Article

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