The effects of softening on nearshore erosion of a cohesive shoreline

Marine Geology

Volumn 166, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 145-162

  Davidson Arnott, R G D ^a   Langham, D R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal erosion; Cohesive shoreline; Till; Underwater abrasion

Indexed keywords

CANADA; EROSION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT; SHORE;

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; EROSION; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHORELINE CHANGE; SOFTENING; TILL;

CANADA;

EID: 0034657810     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(00)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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