Self-organization of shallow basins in tidal flats and salt marshes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Defina, A ^a   Carniello, L ^a   Fagherazzi, Sergio ^b   D'Alpaos, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; BATHYMETRY; COASTAL LAGOON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEPOSITION; EROSION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MORPHODYNAMICS; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL; SELF ORGANIZATION; TIDAL FLAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 34548508497     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000550     Document Type: Article

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