The impact of Hurricane Georges (September 28, 1998) across Dauphin Island, Alabama

Southeastern Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-51

  Froede Jr , Carl R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL EVOLUTION; HURRICANE; STORM SURGE;

ALABAMA; DAUPHIN ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27744544166     PISSN: 00383678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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