Determination of sediment transport paths in macrotidal shoreface environments: A comparison of grain-size trend analysis with near-bed current measurements

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 695-707

  Héquette, Arnaud ^a   Hemdane, Yacine ^a,b   Anthony, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b Ilôt des Lolas ^*  (Algeria)

Author keywords

Dover strait; Grain size trend analysis; Macrotidal shoreface; North sea; Northern France coast; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRAIN SIZE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MOBILITY; OCEANIC CURRENT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TREND ANALYSIS;

DOVER STRAIT; ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTH SEA COAST [FRANCE]; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44649120960     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0714.1     Document Type: Article

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