The role of Coriolis in sandbank formation due to a headland/island system

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 419-428

  Neill, Simon P ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coriolis force; headlands; island wake parameter; sandbanks; sediment dynamics

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BEDLOAD; CORIOLIS FORCE; EDDY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; ISLAND; SANDBANK; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WAKE;

EID: 49049083636     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.04.015     Document Type: Article

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