A numerical study of lateral grain size sorting by an estuarine front

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-352

  Neill, Simon P ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

convergence; Conwy estuary; estuary; fronts; numerical model; sediment dynamics

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MOTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTUARY; FRONT; GRAIN SIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CONWY; CONWY RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58149316014     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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