Storm-induced inner-continental shelf circulation and sediment transport: Long Bay, South Carolina

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-63

  Warner, John C ^a   Armstrong, Brandy ^a   Sylvester, Charlene S ^a,c   Voulgaris, George ^b   Nelson, Tim ^b   Schwab, William C ^a   Denny, Jane F ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c USACE Mobile District   (United States)

Author keywords

Long Bay; Sediment transport; South Carolina; Storm fronts

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BEACH NOURISHMENT; BEDFORM; COLD FRONT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SALINITY; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SONAR; STORM; SURFACE WAVE; WARM FRONT; WATER LEVEL; WIND DIRECTION; WIND-DRIVEN CURRENT;

LONG BAY; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861789719     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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