Thermaikos Gulf coastal system, NW Aegean Sea: An overview of water/sediment fluxes in relation to air-land-ocean interactions and human activities

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-76

  Poulos, S E ^a   Chronis, G Th ^b   Collins, M B ^c   Lykousis, V ^b  

^a Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aegean Sea; Air land ocean interaction; Coastal system; Coastal zone; Socio economic activities; Thermaikos Gulf

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GREECE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COASTAL CIRCULATION; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0034088479     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(00)00008-7     Document Type: Article

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