The impact of physical processes along the Louisiana coast

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue SPEC. ISS. 44, 2005, Pages 72-89

  Georgiou, Ioannis Y ^a   FitzGerald, Duncan M ^b   Stone, Gregory W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Louisiana Coast; Sediment transport; Storms; Subsidence; Waves; Wetland loss

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EVOLUTION; HABITAT LOSS;

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

EID: 22744447332     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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