The influence of articulated and disarticulated cockle shells on the erosion of a cohesive bed

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1443-1451

  Quaresma, Valéria Da S ^a   Amos, Carl L ^b   Bastos, Alex C ^c  

^a Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente IEMA   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Annular flume; Erosion rates; Solid transmitted shear stress

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; EROSION RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR STRESS; SHELL; SHELL BED; SIZE;

CERASTODERMA EDULE;

EID: 38349026686     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0449.1     Document Type: Article

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