Rock strength: A control of shore platform elevation

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 224-231

  Thornton, Lukar E ^a   Stephenson, Wayne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Marine terraces; Schmidt hammer; Shore platform; Shore platform elevation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; OTWAY BASIN;

EID: 31144448595     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05A-0017.1     Document Type: Article

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