Sand Waves at the Mouth of San Francisco Bay, California

U.S. Department of the Interior Scientific Investigations Map 2944

U.S. Geological Survey Sheet 3 of 5

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Patrick L. Barnard , Daniel M. Hanes , Rikk G. Kvitek , and Pat J. Iampietro

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Digital files available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/2006/2944/

For more information on this study, go to http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/coastal_processes/
Manuscript approved for publication September 20, 2006