Rates and patterns of migration of shoreface-connected sandy ridges along the southern North Sea coast

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-46

  Antia, Effiom E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Migration rates; North Sea; Shoreface connected ridge; Storm surge

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION RATE; MIGRATION RATES; RIDGE MIGRATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES; SHOREFACE RIDGE; SHOREFACE RIDGES; STORM SURGE;

NORTH SEA; NORTH SEA, (SOUTHERN);

EID: 0029730530     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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