Swash-aquifer interaction in the vicinity of the water table exit point on a sandy beach

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Cartwright, Nick ^a   Baldock, Tom E ^b   Jeng, Dong Sheng ^c   Tao, Longbin ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BEACHES; PARAMETERIZATION; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DROP; SEEPAGE;

BEACH; COASTAL AQUIFER; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SEEPAGE; SHORELINE; SURFACE PRESSURE; WATER TABLE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE RUNUP;

EID: 34548584086     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003149     Document Type: Article

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