Sediment transport patterns in the San Francisco Bay Coastal System from cross-validation of bedform asymmetry and modeled residual flux

Marine Geology

Volumn 345, Issue , 2013, Pages 72-95

  Barnard, Patrick L ^a   Erikson, Li H ^a   Elias, Edwin P L ^a,b   Dartnell, Peter ^a  

^a Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center   (United States)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Bedforms; Coastal management; Estuary; Multibeam bathymetry; San Francisco; Sediment management; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BEDFORMS; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; MULTIBEAM BATHYMETRY; SAN FRANCISCO; SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT;

BATHYMETRY; ESTUARIES; SEDIMENTATION;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BEDFORM; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887192991     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2012.10.011     Document Type: Article

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