High-resolution swath sonar investigation of sand ridge, dune and ribbon morphology in the offshore environment of the New Jersey margin

Marine Geology

Volumn 161, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 307-337

  Goff, John A ^a   Swift, Donald J P ^b   Duncan, Catherine S ^a   Mayer, Larry A ^c   Hughes Clarke, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dunes; New Jersey shelf; Sand ribbons; Sand ridges; Statistical analysis; Swath sonar

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DUNE; MORPHOLOGY; SAND RIDGE; TRANSGRESSION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032705159     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(99)00073-0     Document Type: Article

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