Determination of net shore-drift cells based on textural and morphological gradations along foreshore of sandy beaches

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 50, 2007, Pages 620-625

  De Gouveia Souza, C R ^a  

^a Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente Instituto Geológico   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Foreshore processes; S o Paulo beaches; Shore drift cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956861364     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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