Ship wave-induced sedimentation of a tidal creek in Galveston Bay

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-29

  Ravens, Thomas M ^a   Thomas, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohesionless sediment; Sediment deposits; Sediment load; Sediment transport; Ships; Texas; Waterways; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

INLAND WATERWAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; TSUNAMIS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

COHESIONLESS SEDIMENT; CREECK DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT DEPOSITS; SEDIMENT LOAD; SHIP WAVE-INDUCED SEDIMENTATION;

TIDES;

INLAND WATERWAYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; TIDES; TSUNAMIS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

COHESIONLESS SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL INLET; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GALVESTON BAY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37549051734     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(2008)134:1(21)     Document Type: Article

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