Key natural and anthropogenic parameters enhancing the effect of sea level rise: The case of Israel's Mediterranean coast

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-46

  Melloul, A ^a   Collin, M ^a  

^a Hydrological Service of Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANTHROPOGENIC COMPONENTS; COASTAL AREAS; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; COASTAL REGIONS; GROUNDWATER QUALITIES; MEASURED PARAMETERS; PLANNING MEASURES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEA LEVEL RISES;

LANDFORMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [ISRAEL]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 57649096058     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.10.010     Document Type: Article

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