Cumulative losses of sand to the California coast by dam impoundment

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 571-584

  Slagel, Matthew J ^a,b   Griggs, Gary B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaches; Fluvial sediment; Reservoirs; Rivers; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAM; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SAND; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649115276     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0640.1     Document Type: Article

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