Time-averaged near-bed suspended sediment concentrations under waves and currents: Comparison of measured and model estimates

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 470-484

  Cacchione, David A ^a   Thorne, Peter D ^b   Agrawal, Yogesh ^c   Nidzieko, Nicholas J ^d  

^a CME (Coastal and Marine Environments)   (United States)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c Sequoia Scientific Inc   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom stress; Reference concentration; Sediment resuspension; Surface waves; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; BACKSCATTER; BOTTOM STRESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MODEL VALIDATION; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; RESUSPENSION; SONAR IMAGERY; SURFACE WAVE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; VELOCITY PROFILE;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CRUZ [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38349052122     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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