Evaluation of sediment properties using wind and turbidity observations in the shallow tidal areas of the Venice Lagoon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1604-1616

  Venier, Chiara ^a   D'Alpaos, Andrea ^a   Marani, Marco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

critical shear stress; sediment properties; settling velocity; tidal flats; tidal trophodynamics; wind waves

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EROSION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SHEAR STRESS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL FLAT; WATER COLUMN; WAVE MODELING; WIND TURBINE; WIND WAVE;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 84905845239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JF003019     Document Type: Article

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