Channels-tidal flat sediment exchange: The channel spillover mechanism

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Mariotti, Giulio ^a   Fagherazzi, Sergio ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WETLANDS;

CHANNEL BANKS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; FAIR WEATHER; FLOWTHROUGH; MORPHODYNAMICS; MUDFLATS; SEDIMENT DISCHARGE; SEDIMENT EXCHANGES; SIMPLIFIED MODELS; SPILLOVER MECHANISMS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TIDAL FLAT; TIDAL FLAT SEDIMENT; VELOCITY PROFILES; WILLAPA BAY , WASHINGTON; WIND WAVE;

TIDES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHODYNAMICS; MUDFLAT; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL FLAT; TRIBUTARY;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY;

EID: 84858811536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC007378     Document Type: Article

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