Sediment transport in low-energy rip current systems

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 839-849

  Brander, Robert W ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coastal morphodynamics; Rip currents; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; RIP CURRENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032784627     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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