Staying Safe on a Surf Beach: What Are Rip Currents? (2019)

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Pitman SJ, Gallop SL, Brander RW Staying Safe on a Surf Beach: What Are Rip Currents?. Frontiers for Young Minds. 7.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
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37 - Earth sciences::3709 - Physical geography and environmental geoscience::370903 - Natural hazards37 - Earth sciences::3708 - Oceanography::370803 - Physical oceanography
44 - Human society::4406 - Human geography::440608 - Recreation, leisure and tourism geography
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COPYRIGHT © 2019 Pitman, Gallop and Brander. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.Related items
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