The role of wave erosion on sloping and horizontal shore platforms in macro- and mesotidal environments

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 298-309

  Trenhaile, Alan S ^a   Kanyaya, Jacob I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eastern Canada; Geomorphology; Rock coasts

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ROCKY SHORE; SHORE PLATFORM; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL FLAT; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE HEIGHT; WEATHERING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF FUNDY; CANADA; GASPE PENINSULA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SCOTS BAY;

EID: 34047181550     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0282.1     Document Type: Article

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