Decadal-scale variation in dune erosion and accretion rates: An investigation of the significance of changing storm tide frequency and magnitude on the Sefton coast, UK

Geomorphology

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 652-666

  Pye, K ^a   Blott, S J ^a  

^a Kenneth Pye Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal dunes; Erosion; Heysham; Liverpool; Sefton coast; Storm surges

Indexed keywords

DUNE; EROSION RATE; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL; SPATIAL VARIATION; STORM SURGE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDE GAUGE; WAVE ENERGY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SEFTON; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 53549106696     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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