Transport and distribution of bottom sediments at Pirita Beach

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 233-254

  Soomere, Tarmo ^a   Kask, Andres ^a   Kask, Jüri ^a   Nerman, Robert ^b  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

^b Tallinna Eeslinna Uurimisbüroo ^*  (Estonia)

Author keywords

Bottom sediments; Coastal processes; Gulf of Finland; Sediment transport; Tallinn Bay

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; TALLINN BAY;

EID: 38049024751     PISSN: 17364728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/earth.2007.04     Document Type: Article

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