Modeling the role of weathering in shore platform development

Geomorphology

Volumn 94, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 24-39

  Trenhaile, Alan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Modeling; Shore platform; Waves; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EROSION RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MODELING; MORPHOLOGY; SHORE PLATFORM; WAVE ATTENUATION; WEATHERING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 37249044763     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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