Coastal and Estuarine Fine Sediment Processes (Proceedings in Marine Science)
Contributors: W.H. McAnally (Editor); A.J. Mehta (Editor)
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Published: January 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9780444504630
Subjects: Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Science; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geology; Ecology; General; Science / Geophysics; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Congresses; Estuarine Sediments; Marine sediments; Sediment transport
First sentence: Cohesive sediment transport (CST) processes in coastal and estuarine areas have important effects on the economy (large areas of the coast are developed, e.g., harbors, tourism, fisheries) and the environment (mudflats are the basis of ecologically valuable, but vulnerable coastal wetlands).