On the development of large-scale cuspate features on a semi-reflective beach: Carchuna beach, Southern Spain

Marine Geology

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 209-223

  Ortega Sanchez M ^a   Losada, M A ^a   Baquerizo, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beach morphodynamics; Coastal evolution; Edge waves; Large scale cuspate features; Nearshore circulation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; HYDROGEOLOGY; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WIND;

INFRAGRAVITY WAVES;

BEACHES;

BEACH CUSP; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL EVOLUTION; EDGE WAVE; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; WAVE REFLECTION;

(SOUTHEAST); SPAIN;

EID: 0037594634     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(03)00126-9     Document Type: Article

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