Stratigraphical evidence of Late Holocene barrier breaching and extreme storms in lagoonal sediments of Ria Formosa, Algarve, Portugal

Marine Geology

Volumn 210, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 339-362

  Andrade, C ^a   Freitas, M C ^a   Moreno, J ^a   Craveiro, S C ^a  

^a 3 Piso Campo Grande 1749 016   (Portugal)

Author keywords

barrier islands; flood deltas; marsh beaches; overwash; storms

Indexed keywords

BARRIER BREACHING; LAGOONS;

ECOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; STRATIGRAPHY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MARINE ENGINEERING;

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; EXTREME EVENT; HOLOCENE; SEDIMENTATION; STORM DEPOSIT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 4344610044     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.05.016     Document Type: Article

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