Changes in storminess and shoreline evolution along the northern coast of France during the second half of the 20th century

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages 1-20

  Chaverot, Sylvain ^a   Héquette, Arnaud ^b,c   Cohen, Olivier ^b  

^a Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale ^*  (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL EVOLUTION; DECADAL VARIATION; GEOMETRY; SPATIAL VARIATION; STORM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 59849107693     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2008/0052-0001     Document Type: Article

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