Evaluation of beach response to submerged groin construction at Marina di Ronchi, Italy, using field data and a numerical simulation model

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 33, 2004, Pages 99-120

  Aminti, Pierluigi ^a   Cammelli, Chiara ^a   Cappietti, Lorenzo ^a   Jackson, Nancy L ^b   Nordstrom, Karl F ^c   Pranzini, Enzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accretion erosion; Bars; Experimental structures; Grain size; Longshore transport; Sediment texture; Shore protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955029023     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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