Coastal and Estuarine Sediment Dynamics

By K.R. Dyer

Covers the movement of mud, sand, and gravel on the continental shelf in the nearshore zone, on beaches, and in estuaries. A multi-disciplinary treatment integrating marine geology, oceanography, and engineering. Presents concepts in engineering sediment distribution patterns that improve the prediction of erosion and deposition rates. Reviews background material as well as the results of recent research.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471908762
• ISBN13: 9780471908760
• Release Date: May 1986
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.3" x 9.4"