Naturally occurring scour pits in nearshore sands

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Hay, Alex E ^a   Speller, Rachel ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGERY; CAVITY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SAND; SCOUR; SEAFLOOR; STORM; WAVE ACTION; WAVE ENERGY;

EID: 33750376473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JF000199     Document Type: Article

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