Ground survey methods for mixed sand and gravel beaches in intertidal environments: A comparison

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 451-464

  Dornbusch, Uwe ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cobble beach; GPS; Grain size; LIDAR; Mixed beach; Pebble beach; RTK

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; GPS; GRAIN SIZE; GRAVEL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIDAR; MONITORING; OCEAN TIDE; PEBBLE; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SAND;

EID: 77952651107     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1134.1     Document Type: Article

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