Beach-ridges: A review

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 612-621

  Taylor, Matthew ^a   Stone, Gregory W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach ridges; cheniers; coastal progradation; sea level

Indexed keywords

BEACH RIDGE; BEACH RIDGES; LITERATURE REVIEW; PROGRADATION;

EID: 0029663365     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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