Beach loss along armored shorelines on Oahu, Hawaiian Islands

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 209-215

  Fletcher, Charles H ^a   Mullane, Robert A ^c   Richmond, Bruce M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

beach erosion; beach loss; coastal erosion; coastal management; Hawaii; seawalls; shoreline armoring

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTS; EROSION; SEA WALLS;

BEACH EROSION; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; EROSION; REVETMENT; SEA WALLS; SEAWALL;

PACIFIC, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, OAHU; USA, HAWAII, OAHU;

EID: 0030621088     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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