Beachrock occurrence, characteristics, formation mechanisms and impacts

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 23-46

  Vousdoukas, M I ^a   Velegrakis, A F ^a   Plomaritis, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

beach erosion; beach profiles; beachrock; carbonate cements; coastal morphodynamics; sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACHROCK; FORMATION MECHANISM; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 35348893887     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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