The effect of sea breeze on beach morphology, surf zone hydrodynamics and sediment resuspension

Marine Geology

Volumn 146, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 115-135

  Masselink, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach; Bedforms; Sea breeze; Suspended sediment

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; SEA BREEZE; SEDIMENT RESUSPENSION; SURF ZONE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032055529     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(97)00121-7     Document Type: Article

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