Waikiki: Historical Analysis of an Engineered Shoreline

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1026-1043

  Miller, Tara L ^a,b   Fletcher, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b ETI Professionals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach erosion; Hawaii; Nourishment; Photogrammetry; Sediment budget; Shoreline rate of change; Waikiki Beach

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT; SHORELINE RESPONSE;

BEACH EROSION; BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SHORELINE CHANGE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WAIKIKI BEACH;

HAWAIIA;

EID: 0345016331     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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