Dispersal of fine sediment in nearshore coastal waters

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 579-596

  Warrick, Jonathan A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

beach processes; continental shelf; Fine grained sediment; grain size; nearshore processes; surf zone processes

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISPERSAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; LONGSHORE CURRENT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY; WATER COLUMN; WATER DEPTH;

CALIFORNIA; IMPERIAL BEACH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877679787     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00087.1     Document Type: Article

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