Gravel-pebble shores on Saaremaa Island, Estonia, and the relationship with formation conditions

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 50, 2007, Pages 810-815

  Tonisson H ^a   Orviku, K ^b   Kont, A ^a   Suursaar, U ^c   Jaagus, J ^d   Rivis, R ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^b Merin Ltd   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Erosion; Gravel pebble shores; Sea level; Storminess

Indexed keywords

EID: 52149104833     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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