Sediment dynamics of mixed sand and gravel beaches at short timescales

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 56, 2009, Pages 1751-1755

  Ciavola, P ^a   Castiglione, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grain size variability; Mixed beaches; Pebbles

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954215400     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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