Sediment dynamics and morphological change on the upper beach of a multi-barred macrotidal foreshore, and implications for mesoscale shoreline retreat: Wissant Bay, northern France

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages 91-106

  Sedrati, Mouncef ^a   Anthony, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEDIMENTATION; SHORELINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; NORD PAS DE CALAIS; PAS DE CALAIS; WESTERN EUROPE; WISSANT BAY;

EID: 59849083880     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2008/0052S3-0091     Document Type: Article

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