Finite amplitude dynamics of shoreface-connected ridges: Role of waves

River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM 2007 - Proceedings of the 5th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 691-698

  Vis Star, N C ^a   De Swart, H E ^a   Calvete, D ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED FORMS; BED SLOPE; FINITE AMPLITUDE; LONG-TERM EVOLUTION; MODEL SIMULATION; OBLIQUE ANGLES; SATURATED STATE; SPECTRAL MODELS; TIME-SCALES; WAVE PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RIVERS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ESTUARIES;

EID: 79960481402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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