A simple method of measuring beach profiles

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 995-999

  Andrade, Francisco ^a   Ferreira, Maria Adelaide ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Institute of Marine Research   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Beach profiling; Coastal zone management; Emery method; Environmental education; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL LANDFORM; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DUNE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 33746811780     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0387.1     Document Type: Article

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