Quantitative estimation of sediment erosion and accretion processes in a micro-tidal coast

International Journal of Sediment Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 218-231

  Dora, G Udhaba ^a   Kumar, V Sanil ^a   Vinayaraj, P ^a   Philip, C S ^a   Johnson, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Beach volume; Cross shore profile; Grain size distribution; Kali estuary; Textural characteristics; Wave

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904013449     PISSN: 10016279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-6279(14)60038-X     Document Type: Article

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