Multi-decadal coastal change in New Zealand: Evidence, mechanisms and implications

New Zealand Geographer

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-128

  Bryan, Karin R ^a   Kench, Paul S ^b   Hart, Deirdre E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coastal change; Coastal hazards; Mokau spit; New Brighton; Ohiwa spit; Sand spits

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; DECADAL VARIATION; EL NINO; LA NINA; LANDSCAPE HISTORY; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 47949086362     PISSN: 00288144     EISSN: 17457939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2008.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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