The closure depth paradox: Implications for sediment budget at south padre island, Texas

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3391-3403

  Heilman, Daniel J ^a   Darnell, Joel T ^a   Mahoney, Matthew P ^b  

^a Shiner Moseley and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Texas General Land Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; SEDIMENTS; SHORE PROTECTION;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; BEACH PROFILE; SEDIMENT BUDGETS;

BUDGET CONTROL;

EID: 84873047868     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812709554_0286     Document Type: Conference Paper

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