Sediment transport and mixing depth on a coral reef sand apron

Geomorphology

Volumn 222, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-150

  Vila Concejo, Ana ^a   Harris, Daniel L ^a   Power, Hannah E ^a   Shannon, Amelia M ^a   Webster, Jody M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbonate sand; Coral reef morphodynamics; Coral sand; Depth of disturbance; Sand sheet

Indexed keywords

BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENT; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CORAL REEF; ENTRAINMENT; MIXING; MORPHODYNAMICS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER DEPTH;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84904799317     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.09.034     Document Type: Article

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