Wave-formed sand ripples at Duck, North Carolina

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C10, 2001, Pages 22575-22592

  Hanes, Daniel M ^a   Alymov, Vadim ^a   Chang, Yeon S ^a   Jette, Chris ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Seatek Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDFORM; RIPPLE; WAVE-SEAFLOOR INTERACTION;

DUCK; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035167021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000337     Document Type: Article

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