Beach morphology and change along the mixed grain-size delta of the dammed Elwha River, Washington

Geomorphology

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 136-148

  Warrick, Jonathan A ^a   George, Douglas A ^a   Gelfenbaum, Guy ^a   Ruggiero, Peter ^b   Kaminsky, George M ^c   Beirne, Matt ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Washington Department of Ecology Coastal Monitoring and Analysis Program   (United States)

^d Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach morphodynamics; Dam removal; Elwha River; Low tide terrace; Mixed sediment; River delta

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; DAM REMOVAL; FAN DELTA; GRAIN SIZE; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRAP; SHORELINE CHANGE;

ELWHA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 69049106388     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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