Quantification of inlet-related hazards in barrier island systems. An example from the Ria Formosa (Portugal)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1045-1060

  Vila Concejo, A ^a   Matias, A ^a   Pacheco, A ^a   Ferreira, Ó ^a   Dias, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Inlet; Inlet evolution; Inlet hazard area; Management

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33744805563     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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