Numerical modeling and analysis of shoreline change on Galveston Island

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 699-710

  Ravens, Thomas M ^a   Sitanggang, Khairil I ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GENESIS; Littoral processes; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BEACH NOURISHMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; ISLAND; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; MONITORING; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SHORELINE CHANGE;

GALVESTON; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250768377     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0191.1     Document Type: Article

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