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The origin of some transverse sand patches in the Celtic Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

N. H. Kenyon
N. H. Kenyon
Affiliation:
National Institute of Oceanography, Wormley, Surrey.
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Summary

Transverse sand bodies of a new type from the continental shelf are commonly 2m high, 500m long and crescentic in plan view. They are believed to be transported at the present day by weak tidal currents (approximately 1 knot peak velocity near the surface) associated with wave induced oscillatory water movements of similar strength, rather than being formed near the shores at times of lower sea level.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 107 , Issue 4 , July 1970 , pp. 389 - 394
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1970

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