Morphological change and sediment dynamics of the beach step on a macrotidal gravel beach

Marine Geology

Volumn 249, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 167-183

  Austin, Martin J ^a   Buscombe, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

beach step; gravel beach; morphodynamics; sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; FLOW VELOCITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BEACH STEP; CONCURRENT DYNAMICS; GRAVEL BEACH; MORPHODYNAMICS;

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ACCRETION; BEACH; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; MARINE SEDIMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TIDAL CYCLE; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE RUNUP;

EID: 40649085015     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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