Beach erosion and sand transport at Hunting Island, South Carolina, USA

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 714-725

  May, James P ^a   Stapor Jr , Frank W ^b  

^a The Citadel ^*  (United States)

^b TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal morphodynamics; Longshore sand transport; shoreline erosion; tidal channels

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; EROSION;

BEACH; BEACH EROSION; COASTAL MORPHODYNAMICS; EROSION; LONGSHORE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL CHANNELS;

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA, HUNTING ISLAND;

EID: 0029663199     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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