Historical shoreline changes along the US Gulf of Mexico: A summary of recent shoreline comparisons and analyses

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 704-709

  Morton, Robert A ^a   Miller, Tara ^b   Moore, Laura ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ETI Professionals Inc   (United States)

^c OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach nourishment; Coastal erosion; Mean high water line; Shoreline change rates

Indexed keywords

BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL EROSION; SHORELINE CHANGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 23044489753     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0230.1     Document Type: Article

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