Beach cusp formation and spacings at Duck, United States

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1081-1098

  Holland, K Todd ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Beach cusps; Swash; Video imaging

Indexed keywords

BEACH CUSP; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORMATION MECHANISM;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032144411     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(98)00024-7     Document Type: Article

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