Review of wave-driven sediment resuspension and transport in estuaries

Reviews of Geophysics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-117

  Green, Malcolm O ^a   Coco, Giovanni ^b  

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

^b ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

estuary; resuspension; sediment transport; waves

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; WAVES;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; ESTUARINE INTERTIDAL FLATS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; NATURAL LABORATORIES; RE-SUSPENSION; SEDIMENT RE SUSPENSIONS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ESTUARIES;

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RESUSPENSION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SHEAR STRESS; WAVE FORCE;

EID: 84899511879     PISSN: 87551209     EISSN: 19449208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013RG000437     Document Type: Review

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