Tidal Estuary width convergence: Theory and form in North Australian estuaries

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 737-749

  Davies, Gareth ^a   Woodroffe, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Channel planform morphology; Coastal geomorphology; Landsat 5; Tide dominated estuaries

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL PLANFORM MORPHOLOGY; EXPONENTIAL CURVES; GEOMORPHIC PROCESS; LANDSAT-5; NORTHERN AUSTRALIA; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL ESTUARY; TIDAL RANGES;

CATCHMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MORPHOLOGY; PLANFORMS; TIDES;

ESTUARIES;

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CONVERGENCE; ESTUARY; GIS; LANDSAT; MORPHODYNAMICS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL RANGE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77953166988     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1864     Document Type: Article

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