On the shape and widening of salt marsh creeks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C1, 2001, Pages 991-1003

  Fagherazzi, Sergio ^a   Furbish, David Jon ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARSH; MORPHOLOGY;

CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL EVOLUTION; SALTMARSH; TIDAL INLET;

EID: 0035064755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JC000115     Document Type: Article

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