Identifying storm impacts on an embayed, high-energy coastline: Examples from western Ireland

Marine Geology

Volumn 210, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 261-280

  Cooper, J A G ^a   Jackson, D W T ^a   Navas, F ^a   McKenna, J ^a   Malvarez, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

beach; dune; erosion; Ireland; storm

Indexed keywords

COASTLINE; VEGETATED DUNE SYSTEMS; WIND WAVES;

ATTENUATION; BEACHES; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; GRAVEL; MORPHOLOGY; STORMS; VEGETATION; WIND EFFECTS;

GEOLOGY;

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; STORM DEPOSIT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4344689766     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.05.012     Document Type: Article

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