Structure of gravel beaches and their relationship to tidal range

Sedimentology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 994-1006

  Bluck, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach accretion; Berms; Clast shapes; Cross strata; Cusps; Selection pavements; Tidal range

Indexed keywords

BERMS; CLAST SHAPES; CROSS-STRATA; CUSPS; SELECTION PAVEMENTS; TIDAL RANGES;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GRAVEL; PAVEMENTS; SPHERES; TIDES;

BEACHES;

ACCRETION; BEACH; BERM; CLAST; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GRAVEL; TIDAL RANGE;

EID: 79956045733     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2010.01192.x     Document Type: Article

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