Offshore sand sources for beach replenishment: Potential borrows on the continental shelf of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico

Marine Georesources and Geotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-173

  Andrews, Jeffrey L ^b   Khalil, Syed M ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marine Science and Biological Research Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetric survey; Beach erosion; Chirp sonar; Geophysical exploration; Geotechnical analysis; Seismic survey; Subsea borrow area; Vibrocoring

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BEACH EROSION; BEACH REPLENISHMENT; CHIRP SONAR; OFFSHORE SAND SOURCES; POTENTIAL BORROW AREAS; VIBROCORING;

BEACHES; EROSION; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; SAND; SEDIMENTS; SHORE PROTECTION;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS;

BEACH EROSION; BEACH NOURISHMENT; BEACH REPLENISHMENT; CHIRP SONAR; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EROSION; GEOTECHNICAL ANALYSIS; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES; MARINE SEDIMENT; SAND; SEISMIC SURVEY; VIBROCORING;

GULF OF MEXICO; USA, FLORIDA, GULF COAST;

EID: 0031126641     PISSN: 1064119X     EISSN: 15210618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641199709379942     Document Type: Article

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