Synchronization of transport and supply in beach-dune interaction

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 733-746

  Houser, Chris ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach; Dune; Sediment supply; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; BEACH EROSION; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; DUNE; EOLIAN PROCESS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SANDBAR; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT YIELD; SPATIAL VARIATION; WIND FIELD;

EID: 70849085999     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133309350120     Document Type: Article

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