Mechanisms that influence the performance of beach nourishment: A case-study in Delray Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1304-1319

  Hartog, Willem M ^a,b   Benedet, Lindino ^a,c   Walstra, Dirk Jan R ^a,b   Van Koningsveld, M ^a,b   Stive, Marcel J F ^a   Finkl, Charles W ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

^c Marine Science and Biological Research Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrow pits; Delft3D; Erosional hot spot; Event driven; Nourishment; Numerical model; Process based model; Refraction; Shoreline orientation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EVOLUTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

DELRAY BEACH; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53549097065     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0749.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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