The influence of cryogenic processes on the erosional Arctic shoreface

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 110-121

  Are, F ^a   Reimnitz, E ^b   Grigoriev, M ^c   Hubberten, H W ^d   Rachold, V ^e  

^a EMPEROR ALEXANDER I ST PETERSBURG STATE TRANSPORT UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c MELNIKOV PERMAFROST INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e International Arctic Science Committee   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coastal dynamics; Cryogenic coastal processes; Mathematical analysis; Permafrost; Sea ice effect; Shoreface boundary

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; COASTAL EROSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERMAFROST; SEA ICE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILT; WAVE ACTION;

ARCTIC;

EID: 39149138476     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0573.1     Document Type: Article

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