Evaluation of shorelines and legal boundaries controlled by water levels on sandy beaches

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1373-1384

  Morton, Robert A ^a   Speed, F Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach; Legal boundary; Shoreline changes; Tide gauge; Water levels; Wave runup

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; BOUNDARY DELIMITATION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; LEGISLATION; WATER LEVEL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031796325     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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