Accretion and erosion patterns along Rosetta Promontory, Nile Delta coast

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 412-420

  Elsayed, Mohamed A K ^a   Younan, Nazeih A ^b   Fanos, Alfy M ^c   Baghdady, Khalid H ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

^c Coastal Research Institute ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Beach profile; Sediment transport; Shoreline; Volumetric changes

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BEACH; COASTAL EROSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE CHANGE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NILE DELTA; NORTH AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 19544375370     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/03-0121.1     Document Type: Article

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