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Download or read book An Aerial Photographic and Spatial Analysis Survey of Shoreline Change Narragansett Bay Rhode Island written by Rachel E. Hehre and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Aerial Photogrammetric Survey of Long term Shoreline Changes Southern Rhode Island Coast written by Donald Robert Regan and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Shore and Nearshore Users of the Upper Narragansett Bay Rhode Island written by Neils West and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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