Small-scale morphology across the surf zone

Marine Geology

Volumn 145, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 173-192

  Thornton, E B ^a   Swayne, J L ^a   Dingler, J R ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedforms; Morphology; Nearshore bedforms; Ripples; Small scale morphology; Surf zone; Waves and currents

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032033069     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(97)00114-X     Document Type: Article

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