Morphodynamics of swash bars in mesotidal exposed beaches of SW Spain;Morfodinámica de barras litorales en playas mesomareales expuestas del SO de España

Ciencias Marinas

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-49

  Anfuso, G ^a   Martinez J A ^a   Sanchez F ^a   Benavente, J ^a   Andres J ^a   Lopez Aguayo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beaches; Coastal bars; Coastal morphydynamics; Morphometry; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

BAR; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

(SOUTH); SPAIN;

LAMIINAE;

EID: 0037356729     PISSN: 01853880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7773/cm.v29i1.135     Document Type: Article

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