Measurement of beach surface moisture using surface brightness

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 248-256

  Darke, Ian ^a   Robin, Davidson Arnott ^a   Ollerhead, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeolian sediment transport; Beach surface moisture; Fetch length; Remote sensing; Surface brightness

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CALIBRATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FETCH; GRAVIMETRY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PHOTOGRAPH; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VIDEOGRAPHY;

EID: 59049090897     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0905.1     Document Type: Article

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