eCSedtrend: A new software to improve sediment trend analysis

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 827-837

  Poizot, E ^a   Mear Y ^a  

^a Institut National des Sciences et Techniques de la Mer   (France)

Author keywords

Grain size; Graphical user interface; Object oriented design; Open source; Sediment trend; Transport vector

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING;

COASTAL MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT TREND ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ECSEDTREND;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

DATA SET; DESIGN; GRAIN SIZE; SOFTWARE; TREND ANALYSIS; VECTOR;

EID: 42249084229     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2007.05.022     Document Type: Article

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