Evaluation of depth of closure using data from Duck, NC, USA

Marine Geology

Volumn 148, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 179-201

  Nicholls, Robert J ^a   Birkemeier, William A ^b   Lee, Guan hong ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Field Research Facility   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretion; Cross shore; Erosion; Morphodynamics; Profile change; Shoreface

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; DEPTH OF CLOSURE;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, DUCK;

EID: 0032126463     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00011-5     Document Type: Article

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