An assessment of local coastal dynamics observed with high-frequency radar

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C3, 2000, Pages 6517-6530

  Shen, Colin Y ^a   Fusina, Robert A ^a   Shay, Lynn K ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COASTAL EVOLUTION; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING;

CAPE HATTERAS; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033664111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc900326     Document Type: Article

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