Initial morphologic and stratigraphic delta evolution related to buoyant river plumes

Coastal Sediments '07 - Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Storms, Joep E A ^a   Stive, Marcel J F ^a   Roelvink, Dano J A ^a,b,c   Walstra, Dirk Jan ^a,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CATCHMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; STRATIGRAPHY;

BUOYANT RIVER PLUMES; PROCESS-BASED MODELS; STRATIGRAPHIC DELTA EVOLUTION;

THERMAL PLUMES;

EID: 34548580851     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40926(239)56     Document Type: Conference Paper

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