How does underlyng geology affect coastline change? An initial modeling investigation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Valvo, Lisa M ^a   Murray, A Brad ^a   Ashton, Andrew ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE CHANGE; WEATHERING RATE;

EID: 33847325449     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JF000340     Document Type: Article

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