Short term morphodynamics of an intertidal bar on megatidal ebb delta

Marine Geology

Volumn 260, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 102-120

  Robin, Nicolas ^a   Levoy, Franck ^a   Monfort, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

intertidal bar migration; megatidal; surf; swash; tidal currents; tidal inlet

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL BAR MIGRATION; MEGATIDAL; SURF; SWASH; TIDAL CURRENTS; TIDAL INLET;

FLUID DYNAMICS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES; WATER LEVELS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BAR; DELTA; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL INLET; WAVE RUNUP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORMANDY; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64449084261     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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