Coastal profile evolution at Duck, North Carolina: A cautionary note

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C3, 2001, Pages 4625-4627

  Elgar, Steve ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL EVOLUTION; SHORELINE CHANGE;

DUCK; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034941952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000493     Document Type: Article

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