Beach erosion: Causes and stabilization

Coastal Research Library

Volumn 1000, Issue , 2013, Pages 319-365

  Dean, R G ^a   Walton, T L ^b   Rosati, J D ^c   Absalonsen, L ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier island; Beach profile; Global position system; Sand wave; Shoreline change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84941369245     PISSN: 22110577     EISSN: 22110585     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5234-4_13     Document Type: Chapter

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