Coastal Sediments '91: Proceedings of a Specialty Conference on Quantitative Approaches to Coastal Sediment Processes, Seattle, Washington, June 25-27, 1991, Volume 1Nicholas C. Kraus, Kathryn J. Gingerich, David L. Kriebel |
Contents
Mechanics of Cohesionless Sediment Transport in Coastal Waters | 15 |
Turbulence Measurements and Parameterizations | 28 |
Review Notes on Cohesive Sediment Erosion | 40 |
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