A Coastal Environment Field and Laboratory Activity for an Undergraduate Geomorphology Course

Journal of Geography

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 216-224

  Ellis, Jean T ^a   Rindfleisch, Paul R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach; Coastal geomorphology; Earth sciences; Geographic education; Physical geography

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FIELDWORK; LABORATORY METHOD; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 33845706487     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221340608978689     Document Type: Article

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