Beach morphological dynamics: A case study of Nyali and Bamburi beaches in Mombasa, Kenya

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 374-379

  Mwakumanya, Maarifa Ali ^a   Bdo, Odhiambo ^b  

^a Western University College of Science and Technology   (Kenya)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Beach morphology; Beach sediments; Coastal erosion; Grain size analysis; Hydrodynamics; Longshore drift; Shoreline instability

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; SHORELINE CHANGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WAVE ACTION; WAVE ENERGY;

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; MOMBASA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34047096889     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0354.1     Document Type: Article

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