A remote-sensing technique for the identification of aeolian fetch distance

Sedimentology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1381-1390

  Lynch, Kevin ^a   Jackson, Derek W T ^a   Cooper, J Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeolian fetch; Beach width; Coastal dunes; Geographical information system; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 33751185785     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2006.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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