Beach rescue statistics and their relation to nearshore morphology and hazards: A case study for southwest England

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 50, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Scott, T ^a   Russell, P ^a   Masselink, G ^a   Wooler, A ^b   Short, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Staff Officer Operations (Training)   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach safety; Beach type; High energy; Macro tidal; Rip currents

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349657059     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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