Sediment ridges on the West Florida inner continental shelf: Sand resources for beach nourishment

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 143-159

  Finkl, Charles W ^a   Benedet, Lindino ^a   Andrews, Jeffrey L ^a   Suthard, Beau ^a   Locker, Stanley D ^b  

^a Marine Science and Biological Research Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bar; Beach sand; Florida platform; Marine aggregates; Ridge field; Sand wave; West Florida shelf

Indexed keywords

BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DREDGING; SAND RIDGE; SAND WAVE; SANDBAR;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; WEST FLORIDA SHELF;

EID: 33847078083     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06A-0014.1     Document Type: Article

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