Modeling sand-mud transport induced by tidal currents and wind waves in shallow microtidal basins: Application to the Venice Lagoon (Italy)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 2012, Pages 105-115

  Carniello, L ^a   Defina, A ^a   D'Alpaos, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bed composition; Cohesive sediments; Microtidal lagoons; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; CLAY; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MUD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHALLOW WATER; SILT; STOCHASTICITY; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL FLAT; TIDAL INLET; TURBIDITY; WIND WAVE;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 84860207712     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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