Modeling the accumulation and dynamics of beaches on shore platforms

Marine Geology

Volumn 206, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 55-72

  Trenhaile, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

beaches; mathematical model; sea level; shore platforms; storms

Indexed keywords

PLATFORM GRADIENTS; SHORE PLATFORMS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

BEACHES;

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORE PLATFORM;

EID: 2942724609     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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