The use of mathematical models to predict beach behavior for U.S. coastal engineering: A critical review

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-70

  Thieler, E Robert ^a   Pilkey Jr , Orrin H ^b   Young, Robert S ^c   Bush, David M ^d   Chai, Fei ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Bruun Rule; Coastal processes; Equilibrium profile; GENESIS; Numerical model; SBEACH; Sediment transport; Shoreline change

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MORPHOLOGY;

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034018729     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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