Sediment distribution on a storm-dominated insular shelf, Luquillo, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 147-159

  Schwab, William C ^a   Rodríguez, Rafael W ^a   Danforthf, William W ^a   Gowen, Marguerite H ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal erosion; Luquillo; Puerto Rico; Sea floor mapping; Sediment transport; Sidescan sonar

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; INSULAR SHELVES; SEA FLOOR; SEA-FLOOR MAPPING; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIDE SCAN SONAR; SIDESCAN SONAR; STORM; TRANSPORT;

PUERTO RICO, LUQUILLO;

EID: 0029750085     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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