Potential implications of sea-level rise for Belgium

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 358-366

  Lebbe, Luc ^a   Van Meir, Nathalie ^a   Viaene, Peter ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Hydraulic Laboratory and Hydrological Research Division   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian coastal plain; Coastal defences; Gravitational and artificial water drainage; Saltwater intrusion

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; COASTAL PLAIN; COASTAL PROTECTION; FLOODING; SALINE INTRUSION; SEA LEVEL; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE;

EID: 42149171214     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07A-0009.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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