How waves shape salt marshes

Geology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 887-890

  Leonardi, Nicoletta ^a   Fagherazzi, Sergio ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALT MARSHES;

CELLULAR AUTOMATON; EROSION; SALTMARSH; WAVE ACTION; WAVE ENERGY; WIND WAVE;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907283703     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G35751.1     Document Type: Article

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