Suspended sediment transport in a rock-bound, macrotidal estuary: Han estuary, eastern yellow sea

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 358-371

  Lee, Hee J ^a   Park, Jun Y ^a   Lee, Sang H ^a   Lee, Jeong M ^a   Kim, Tae K ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Han River; lateral momentum analysis; macrotidal; Rock bound estuary; suspended sediment transport; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOMENTUM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL FLAT; WATER COLUMN;

HAN ESTUARY; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84875191673     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00066.1     Document Type: Article

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