High-frequency turbulence and suspended sediment concentration measurements in the Garonne River tidal bore

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 298-306

  Chanson, Hubert ^a   Reungoat, David ^b   Simon, Bruno ^a,b   Lubin, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Field works; Garonne River; Sediment processes; Suspended sediment concentration; Suspended sediment flux; Tidal bore; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BACKSCATTER; FIELDWORK; FLOODING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBULENCE;

FRANCE; GARONNE RIVER;

EID: 81555205784     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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