Morphology and hydrodynamics of wave-cut gullies

Geomorphology

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-13

  Priestas, A M ^a   Fagherazzi, S ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Gullies; Hydrodynamics; Louisiana; Saltmarsh; Shoreline erosion; Waves

Indexed keywords

EROSION RATE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GULLY; HYDRODYNAMICS; SALTMARSH; SHORELINE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE RUNUP;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957668799     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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