Relative importance of vessel-generated and wind vaves to salt marsh Erosion in a restricted fetch environment

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 230-240

  Houser, Chris ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Georgia; Salt marsh erosion; Vessel generated waves; Wind generated waves

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COASTAL EROSION; CONTAINER SHIP; FETCH; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; SALTMARSH; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER LEVEL; WIND WAVE;

GEORGIA; SAVANNAH RIVER; UNITED STATES;

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 77949845410     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1084.1     Document Type: Article

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