A sediment budget analysis and management strategy for Fort Pierce Inlet, Florida

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 870-883

  Rodríguez, Elba L ^a,b   Dean, Robert G ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b PND Engineers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach profile; Crenulate bay; Inlets; Riomar; Sediment budgets; Shoreline changes; Volume changes

Indexed keywords

BEACH NOURISHMENT; BEACH PROFILE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FORT PIERCE INLET; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68749086036     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1036.1     Document Type: Article

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