Effects of low water temperature on longshore sediment transport on a subarctic beach, Hudson Bay, Canada

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 171-180

  Héquette, Arnaud ^a   Tremblay, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluid viscosity; Hudson Bay; Longshore sediment transport; Subarctic beach; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; CURRENT VELOCITY; KINEMATICS; LONGSHORE CURRENT; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; LOW TEMPERATURE; SALINITY; SEA ICE; SUBARCTIC REGION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; VISCOSITY; WATER COLUMN; WATER TEMPERATURE; WAVE BREAKING;

CANADA; HUDSON BAY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 59049096981     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0906.1     Document Type: Article

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