Assessing the recent (1834-2002) morphological evolution of a rapidly prograding delta within a GIS framework: Macquarie Rivulet delta, Lake Illawarra, New South Wales

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1047-1056

  Hopley, C A ^a   Jones, B G ^a   Puotinen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerial photograph; Anthropogenic modifications; Delta progradation; Georeference; Historical maps; Wind wave reworking

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; DELTA; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; MORPHODYNAMICS; PROGRADATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LAKE ILLAWARRA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 35848938313     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090701615709     Document Type: Article

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