Remote sensing of intertidal morphological change in Morecambe Bay, U.K., between 1991 and 2007

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 487-496

  Mason, D C ^a   Scott, T R ^a   Dance, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hydrodynamic equations; Morecambe Bay; remote sensing; temporal variations; U.K.; water level measurement

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETRY; BATHYMETRY; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIDAL FLAT; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER LEVEL;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; MORECAMBE BAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77950300630     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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