Simple estimates for the magnitude of bedload transport under a turbid surge

Sedimentology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 893-910

  Pritchard, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Turbidite and scaling analysis; Turbidity current

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; MODELING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 65649139103     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2008.01003.x     Document Type: Article

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