Aeolian sediment transport across beach wrack

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 59, 2011, Pages 211-217

  Nordstrom, Karl F ^a   Jackson, Nancy L ^b   Korotky, Katherine H ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backshore; foredune; sand traps; wind speed

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; BEACH; DUNE; EOLIAN PROCESS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WIND VELOCITY;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955623909     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI59-022.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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