Characteristics and dynamics of multiple intertidal bars, north Lincolnshire, England

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 428-443

  van Houwelingen, Selma ^a   Masselink, Gerhard ^a,b   Bullard, Joanna ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach morphology; Intertidal bars; LIDAR; Lincolnshire; Morphodynamics; Ridge and runnel

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; INTERTIDAL BARS; LICOLNSHIRE; MORPHODYNAMICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LIDAR; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; MODELING; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SANDBAR;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LINCOLNSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646048302     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1276     Document Type: Article

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