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Energy and Sediment Budgets of the Global Coastal Zone

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  1. Douglas L. Inman
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  1. Department of Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA

    Maurice L. Schwartz

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Inman, D.L., Jenkins, S.A. (2005). Energy and Sediment Budgets of the Global Coastal Zone. In: Schwartz, M.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3880-1_133

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