Embryo dune development on a large, actively accreting macrotidal beach: Calais, North Sea coast of France

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 631-636

  Anthony, Edward J ^a   Vanhée, Stéphane ^a,b   Ruz, Marie Hélène ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b Institution Interdépartementale Nord Pas de Calais de la Région des Wateringues   (France)

Author keywords

Aeolian sand transport; Beach accretion; Embryo dunes; Longshore winds; North Sea coast

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; SAND; TIDES; WIND EFFECTS;

DUNE; LONGSHORE WINDS; SAND TRANSPORT;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BEACHES; COASTAL ZONES; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES; WIND EFFECTS;

ACCRETION; DUNE FORMATION; EOLIAN PROCESS; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WIND EROSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORTH SEA COAST [FRANCE]; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34247182081     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1442     Document Type: Article

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