Australian rip systems - Friend or foe?

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 50, 2007, Pages 7-11

  Short, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Beach hazards; Rip currents; Surf zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 53149148584     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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