A geomorphic study of lagoonal landforms

Water Resources Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Feola, Alessandra ^a   Belluco, Enrica ^a   D'Alpaos, Andrea ^a   Lanzoni, Stefano ^a   Marani, Marco ^a   Rinaldo, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTUARIES; MORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SHEAR STRESS; TOPOLOGY; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

ESTUARINE AREAS; GEOMORPHIC INDICATORS; LAGOONAL LANDFORMS; TIDAL ENVIRONMENTS;

LANDFORMS;

COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURE;

EID: 22444436386     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004WR003811     Document Type: Article

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