Short-term monitoring of foredune formation on the East Coast of South Africa

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1143-1155

  Olivier, M J ^a   Garland, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dune monitoring; Foredunes; Shoreline retreat; South Africa

Indexed keywords

EROSION; SAND; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

FOREDUNE FORMATION;

LANDFORMS;

COASTAL LANDFORM; DUNE FORMATION; EOLIAN PROCESS; SHORELINE CHANGE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0141888946     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.549     Document Type: Article

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