The measurement of sand transport in two inlets of Venice lagoon, Italy

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-236

  Amos, C L ^a   Villatoro, M ^a   Helsby, R ^a   Thompson, C E L ^a   Zaggia, L ^b   Umgiesser, G ^b   Venturini, V ^a   Are, D ^c   Sutherland, T F ^d   Mazzoldi, A ^b   Rizzetto, F ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c SELC SpA   (Italy)

^d Fisheries and Oceans Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

sand transport; tidal inlets; Venice lagoon

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; COASTAL LAGOON; FLUX MEASUREMENT; PEAK FLOW; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRAP; SHEAR STRESS; TIDAL INLET;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 77649238321     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.05.016     Document Type: Article

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