Nearshore intertidal topography and topographic-forcing mechanisms of an Amazon-derived mud bank in French Guiana

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 813-822

  Anthony, Edward J ^a   Dolique, Franck ^a,b   Gardel, Antoine ^a   Gratiot, Nicolas ^b   Proisy, Christophe ^c   Polidori, Laurent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UMR AMAP   (France)

^d Laboratoire Géomatique et Foncier CNAM   (France)

Author keywords

Amazon influenced coast; Fluid mud; Mangroves; Mud bank; Mud bars; Topography; Wave mud interaction

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIDAR; MANGROVE; MUDFLAT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SHORELINE; SPOT; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WAVE ACTION;

AMAZON RIVER; FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 40349097926     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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