Tidal hydrodynamics and erosional power in the Fly River delta, Papua New Guinea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Canestrelli, A ^a,b   Fagherazzi, S ^a   Defina, A ^b   Lanzoni, S ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM STRESS; COASTAL EROSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELTA; HYDRODYNAMICS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN TIDE; SHEAR STRESS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

FLY RIVER; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 78650584718     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001355     Document Type: Article

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