Bio-physical characterization of sediment stability in mudflats using remote sensing: A laboratory experiment

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 31, Issue 10 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Adam, Stefanie ^a   De Backer, Annelies ^b,c   De Wever, Aaike ^b   Sabbe, Koen ^b   Toorman, Erik A ^a   Vincx, Magda ^b   Monbaliu, Jaak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bio physical indicators; Remote sensing; Spectral reflectance; Surficial sediment stability; Tidal flats

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; BIOTURBATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; CLAY; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MUDFLAT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

EID: 84861194890     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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