Effect of mangrove forest structures on wave attenuation in coastal Vietnam

Oceanologia

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 807-818

  Bao, Tran Quang ^a  

^a VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Forest structures; Mangrove band width; Mangrove forest; Wave attenuation

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; FOREST COVER; MANGROVE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WAVE ACTION; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE HEIGHT;

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EID: 80053166513     PISSN: 00783234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5697/oc.53-3.807     Document Type: Article

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