Wave transformations across a caribbean fringing-barrier Coral Reef

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1099-1124

  Lugo Fernández, Alexis ^a   Roberts, Harry H ^b   Suhayda, Joseph N ^b  

^a MINERALS MANAGEMENT SERVICE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ENERGY DISSIPATION; WAVE ENERGY;

ST CROIX; TAGUE REEF; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

EID: 0032144619     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(97)00020-4     Document Type: Article

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