An ecogeomorphic model of tidal channel initiation and elaboration in progressive marsh accretional contexts

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1040-1064

  Belliard, J P ^a,b   Toffolon, M ^a   Carniello, L ^c   D'Alpaos, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ecogeomorphology; salt marshes; tidal networks

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; DEPOSITION; EROSION; SALTMARSH; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL CURRENT;

EID: 84948578618     PISSN: 21699003     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JF003445     Document Type: Article

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