Processes reshaping the Nile delta promontories of Egypt: Pre- and post-protection

Geomorphology

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 263-279

  Frihy, Omran E ^a   Debes, Essam A ^a   El Sayed, Waleed R ^a  

^a Coastal Research Institute ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Nile delta; Pre and post construction; Wave

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; DELTA; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEA WALL; SHORELINE; WAVE;

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL PROTECTION; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; SEA WALL; SHORELINE CHANGE; WAVE ACTION;

EGYPT; NILE DELTA;

EID: 0042766344     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(02)00318-5     Document Type: Article

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