Field observations of swash zone infragravity motions and beach cusp evolution

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Ciriano, Yolanda ^a   Coco, Giovanni ^b   Bryan, K R ^c   Elgar, Steve ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH CUSP; COASTAL LANDFORM; WAVE ACTION;

EID: 19844363792     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002485     Document Type: Article

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