Erosional history of Cape Halkett and contemporary monitoring of bluff retreat, Beaufort Sea coast, Alaska

Polar Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 129-142

  Jones, Benjamin M ^a,c   Arp, Christopher D ^a   Beck, Richard A ^b   Grosse, Guido ^c   Webster, James M ^d   Urban, Frank E ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d Webstar's Flying Service   (United States)

^e DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE; EROSION RATE; GPS; PHOTOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; SHORELINE CHANGE;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA;

EID: 77950530060     PISSN: 1088937X     EISSN: 19390513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889370903486449     Document Type: Article

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