Consequences of short-term changes in coastal processes: A case study

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2094-2107

  Phillips, M R ^a  

^a Swansea Metropolitan University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach levels; Erosion; Shoreline indicators; Water levels; Wind direction

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER LEVELS;

ANNUAL MAXIMUM; ANNUAL MEANS; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES; BEACH EROSIONS; CARDIFF; COASTAL PROCESS; FORCING AGENTS; MARINE AGGREGATES; MATERIAL LOSS; MEAN HIGH WATERS; MEAN SEA LEVELS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; SHORELINE INDICATORS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCES; STRUCTURAL FAILURES; WAVE ATTACKS; WIND DIRECTION;

BEACHES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEACH EROSION; GUST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE CHANGE; WATER LEVEL; WIND DIRECTION;

CARDIFF BAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTH WALES; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 53549135275     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1677     Document Type: Article

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