Effects of beach raking and sand fences on dune dimensions and morphology

Geomorphology

Volumn 179, Issue , 2012, Pages 106-115

  Nordstrom, Karl F ^a   Jackson, Nancy L ^b   Freestone, Amy L ^c   Korotky, Katherine H ^a   Puleo, Jack A ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Temple University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach nourishment; Dune vegetation; Foredune; Human altered coast; Shore protection; Wrack

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH NOURISHMENT; BEACH RIDGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 84870713354     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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