Spatial and temporal variations of sediment size on a mixed sand and gravel beach

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 509-528

  Horn, Diane P ^a   Walton, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach nourishment; Bimodal sediment; Hydraulic conductivity; Mixed sand and gravel beach; Recharge

Indexed keywords

BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SAND; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EAST SUSSEX; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36048973338     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.03.023     Document Type: Article

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