Effects of a high rise building on wind flow and beach characteristics at Atlantic City, NJ, USA

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-263

  Nordstrom, Karl F ^a   Jackson, Nancy L ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ENGINEERING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TALL BUILDINGS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WIND EFFECTS; WIND TUNNELS;

ATLANTIC CITY; BESANDING; ONSHORE DEFLECTIONS; WIND FLOW;

SHORE PROTECTION;

AIR FLOW; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; WIND DIRECTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032123283     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-5691(97)00036-7     Document Type: Article

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