Processes that govern the formation and evolution of coastal cliffs

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1693, 2004, Pages 7-38

  Hampton, Monty A ^a   Griggs, Gary B ^b   Edil, Tuncer B ^c   Guy, Donald E ^d   Kelley, Joseph T ^e   Komar, Paul D ^f   Mickelson, David M ^c   Shipman, Hugh M ^g  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^d OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; COASTAL LANDFORM; LANDFORM EVOLUTION;

EID: 6344285777     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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