An in situ-transgressive barrier model for the Nelson Boulder Bank, New Zealand

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 937-952

  Dickinson, Warren W ^a   Woolfe, Ken J ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erosional ramp; Gravel bar; Gravel barrier; Gravel ridge; Longshore drift; Platform; Spit

Indexed keywords

BARRIERS; COASTAL PROTECTION;

ACCRETION; BARRIER; BARRIER SPITS; GRAVEL BARRIER; MODEL; TRANSGRESSION; TRANSGRESSIONS;

NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH ISLAND, NELSON BOULDER BANK;

EID: 0030847266     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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