Sedimentary dynamics of continental shelves /
edited by C.A. Nittrouer.
- Amsterdam ; New York : New York : Elsevier Scientific ; Distributed for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier/North Holland, 1981.
- 1 online resource (viii, 449 pages) : illustrations.
- Developments in sedimentology ; 32 .
- Developments in sedimentology ; 32. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Front Cover; Sedimentary Dynamics of Continental Shelves; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Suspended-sediment transport and benthic boundary-layer dynamics; Chapter 2. New instrumentation for the investigation of sediment suspension processes in the shallow marine environment; Chapter 3. Measurements of the Reynolds stress components close to a marine sand bank; Chapter 4. The role of non-uniform roughness in the formation of sand ribbons; Chapter 5. Comparisons of measured and predicted sediment transport rates in tidal currents.