Relation between beachface morphology and wave climate at Trafalgar beach (Cádiz, Spain)

Geomorphology

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 171-185

  Ortega Sánchez, Miguel ^a   Fachin, Sandra ^b   Sancho, Francisco ^b   Losada, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Beach cusps; Beachface morphology; Offshore waves; Video imaging

Indexed keywords

BEACH CUSP; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MORPHOLOGY; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE HEIGHT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 44849131365     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.10.013     Document Type: Article

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