Interfacial instabilities at the lutocline in the Jiaojiang estuary, China

Proceedings in Marine Science

Volumn 5, Issue C, 2002, Pages 125-137

  Jiang, J ^a   Mehta, A J ^b  

^a ASL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES INC   (Canada)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; cohesive sediment; erosion; sediment transport; sediment water interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956701729     PISSN: 15682692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-2692(02)80012-2     Document Type: Chapter

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