Sediment transport through a tidal creek

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 109, Issue , 2012, Pages 116-132

  Green, Malcolm O ^a   Hancock, Nicole J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Estuary; New Zealand; Sediment transport; Tidal creek; Waves

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; DEPOSITION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RESUSPENSION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SETTLING VELOCITY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL FLAT; WIND PROFILE; WIND WAVE;

AUCKLAND; HENDERSON CREEK; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 84864390991     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.05.030     Document Type: Article

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