Morphosedimentary evolution of a delta-sourced, drift-aligned sand barrier-lagoon complex, western Bight of Benin

Marine Geology

Volumn 158, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 161-176

  Anthony, E J ^a   Blivi, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

Author keywords

Barrier stratigraphy; Inlet; Longshore drift; Sediment cells; Volta Delta; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BENIN; GHANA; NIGERIA; SEDIMENT; TOGO;

COASTAL LAGOON; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; SANDBAR; SEDIMENT BUDGET;

BENIN;

EID: 0032965455     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(98)00170-4     Document Type: Article

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