Hydrodynamics and morphological adjustment of a mixed sand and gravel beach, Torere, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Marine Geology

Volumn 228, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 137-152

  Ivamy, Mark C ^a   Kench, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

beach accretion; beachface; break point step; sediment transport; swash; wave transformation

Indexed keywords

BEACH ACCRETION; BEACHFACE; BREAK-POINT STEP; SWASH; WAVE TRANSFORMATION;

HYDRODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

BEACHES;

BEACH; GRAVEL; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIGRATION; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WAVE RUNUP;

AUSTRALASIA; BAY OF PLENTY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 33645975826     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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