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Sand bodies and sand transport paths at the English Channel-North Sea border: Morphology, hydrodynamics and radioactive tracing

Year: 1991

Type: article

Abstract: Surficial sediments and detailed submarine morphology of the southern Strait of Dover have been mapped using different complementary techniques: side-scan sonar survey, bottom sediment sampling, and bathymetry. The geometry and regional pattern of sand bodies - sand waves, megaripples, sand ribbons, etc. - as well as current-meter data and eight radioactive tracing experiments in different settings, are presented and analyzed. The mean regional net sand transport is 0.2 m super(3)/linear metre/day. The strong tidal currents of the region studied are considered as the main factor responsible for sand transport, while the swell plays an important but local role in maintaining particulate matter in suspension.

Source: Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea)

Authors: Beck, C, Clabaut, P, Dewez, S, Vicaire, O, Chamley, H, Augris, C, Hoslin, R, Caillot, A

Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ifremer, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Université de Lille

Language: English

Topic: Coastal and Marine Dynamics

Subfield: Earth-Surface Processes

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2296162136

FWCI: 1.711

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