Grain size distribution along the Msasani Beach, north of Dar es Salaam Harbour

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 417-426

  Muzuka, Alfred N N ^a   Shaghude, Yohana W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL ENGINEERING; GRAIN SIZE; LONGSHORE CURRENT; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

TANZANIA;

EID: 0034144180     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00027-0     Document Type: Article

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