In situ flume measurements of resuspension in the North Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-88

  Thompson, C E L ^a   Couceiro, F ^b   Fones, G R ^b   Helsby, R ^c   Amos, C L ^a   Black, K ^c   Parker, E R ^d   Greenwood, N ^d   Statham, P J ^a   Kelly Gerreyn, B A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Partrac Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Annular flume; North Sea; Resuspension; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VELOCITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EROSION RATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OXYGEN; RESUSPENSION; SEAFLOOR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THRESHOLD; TIDAL CYCLE; VELOCITY; WATER COLUMN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DOGGER BANK; NORTH SEA;

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 79960590482     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.05.026     Document Type: Article

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