The intermittently exposed, coarse-grained gravel beaches of Prince William Sound, Alaska: Comparison with open-ocean gravel beaches

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-30

  Hayes, Miles O ^a   Michel, Jacqueline ^a   Betenbaugh, David V ^a  

^a Research Planning Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Armored beach; Berm relocation; Graded beach; Gravel sorting; Storm berm

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BERM; GRAVEL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; OIL SPILL; OPEN OCEAN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ALASKA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76449083732     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1071.1     Document Type: Article

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