Aeolian sand transport over complex intertidal bar-trough beach topography

Geomorphology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 95-105

  Anthony, Edward J ^a   Ruz, Marie Hélène ^a   Vanhée, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

Aeolian fetch; Aeolian transport; Beach surface moisture; Intertidal bar trough topography; Wind flow

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; BEDFORM; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MOISTURE CONTENT; SALTATION; SEGMENTATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND VELOCITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 59049091073     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.12.013     Document Type: Article

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