Dynamics of multiple intertidal bars over semi-diurnal and lunar tidal cycles, North Lincolnshire, England

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1473-1490

  van Houwelingen, Selma ^a   Masselink, Gerhard ^b   Bullard, Joanna ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach morphodynamics; Intertidal bars; Lincolnshire; Ridges and runnels; Swash bores

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; LANDFORMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; WATER WAVES;

BEACH MORPHODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL BARS; LINCOLNSHIRE; RIDGES AND RUNNELS; SWASH/BORES;

DYNAMICS;

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; MORPHODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SANDBAR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; SHOALING WAVE; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; SURF ZONE; TIDAL CYCLE; WAVE RUNUP;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LINCOLNSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 54749135846     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1616     Document Type: Article

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