Tidal influence on the intertidal bar morphology of two contrasting macrotidal beaches

Geomorphology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 101-114

  Reichmüth, Béatrice ^a   Anthony, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

Beach profile; Intertidal bar trough beach; Macrotidal beach; Southern North Sea; Tidal levels; Tidal translation

Indexed keywords

BAR; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH PROFILE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LONGSHORE CURRENT; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL CURRENT; TIDAL RANGE; TROUGH; WAVE ENERGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 34547569923     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.01.015     Document Type: Article

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