Sediment scour and deposition within harbors in California (USA), caused by the March 11, 2011 Tohoku-oki tsunami

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 282, Issue , 2012, Pages 228-240

  Wilson, Rick ^a   Davenport, Clif ^a   Jaffe, Bruce ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Damage; Maritime; Sedimentation; Strong currents; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; CALIFORNIA; CHANGE ANALYSIS; CONFINED AREAS; CURRENT SPEED; CURRENT VELOCITY; DAMAGE; HARBOR SEDIMENTS; LONG-TERM DISPOSAL; MARITIME; MARITIME COMMUNITY; RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS; REGULATORY AGENCIES; REGULATORY ISSUES; REVIEW PROCESS; RISK OF DAMAGE; SEDIMENT DISPOSAL; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; STRONG CURRENTS; TSUNAMI FLOW; TWO-LINE;

BATHYMETRY; BOATS; DEPOSITS; DOCKS; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SURVEYS; TSUNAMIS;

PORTS AND HARBORS;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; HARBOR; OCEANIC CURRENT; SCOUR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; TSUNAMI EVENT;

CALIFORNIA; CRESCENT CITY; SANTA CRUZ [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84870471468     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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