The role of barrier islands, muddy shelf and reefs in mitigating the wave field along coastal Louisiana

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue SPEC. ISS. 44, 2005, Pages 40-55

  Stone, Gregory W ^a   Zhang, Xiongping ^a   Sheremet, Alexandru ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADCIRC; Erosion; Hurricanes; Numerical models; Storm surge; SWAN; Tropical storms

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL EVOLUTION;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 22744441964     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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