Very small waves and associated sediment resuspension on an estuarine intertidal flat

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 449-459

  Green, Malcolm O ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Intertidal flat; New Zealand; Sediment resuspension; Wave friction factor; Waves

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HYSTERESIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; RESUSPENSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEAFLOOR; SHALLOW WATER; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER DEPTH; WAVE;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 79960263862     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.05.021     Document Type: Article

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