Analysis of the drainage density of experimental and modelled tidal networks

Earth Surface Dynamics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-116

  Zhou, Z ^a   Stefanon, L ^b   Olabarrieta, M ^c   D'Alpaos, A ^b   Carniello, L ^b   Coco, G ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW FIELD; GROWTH; LABORATORY METHOD; PROBABILITY; TIDAL POWER; TREND ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ITALY; NORTH SEA; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON; WADDEN SEA;

EID: 84904720245     PISSN: 21966311     EISSN: 2196632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/esurf-2-105-2014     Document Type: Article

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