Low-energy beach morphology with respect to physical setting: A case study from Cockburn Sound, Southwestern Australia

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 429-444

  Travers, Ailbhe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exposure factor; Fetch restricted beaches; Morphotypes; Sandy beaches; Sheltered beaches

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL PROTECTION; HIGH ENERGY ENVIRONMENT; MORPHODYNAMICS; SHELTER; SHOALING WAVE; SPATIAL VARIATION; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND WAVE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; COCKBURN SOUND; INDIAN OCEAN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34047110773     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0275.1     Document Type: Article

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