Growth-limiting size of atoll-islets: Morphodynamics in nature

Marine Geology

Volumn 247, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 159-177

  Barry, S J ^a   Cowell, P J ^b   Woodroffe, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

inverse methods; morphodynamic model; reef island; sedimentation

Indexed keywords

INVERSE METHODS; MORPHODYNAMIC MODELS; REEF ISLAND; SEDIMENT ALLOCATION MODEL (SAM); SEDIMENT SEQUESTRATION;

FEEDBACK CONTROL; FLUID DYNAMICS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

ALGORITHM; ATOLL; CALIBRATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; ISLAND; MORPHODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIOCARBON DATING; REEF; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 37549009482     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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