Beach dynamics related to the Ambalapuzha mudbank along the southwest coast of India

Proceedings in Marine Science

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2000, Pages 495-507

  Narayana, A C ^a   Manojkumar, P ^a   Tatavarti, R ^b  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b NAVAL PHYSICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY   (India)

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EID: 77956970357     PISSN: 15682692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-2692(00)80139-4     Document Type: Article

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