Human-induced changes in the geomorphology of the northeastern coast of the Nile delta, Egypt

Geomorphology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 72-78

  El Banna, Mahmoud M ^a   Frihy, Omran E ^a  

^a Coastal Research Institute ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Coastal dunes; Damietta; Human impact; Manzala lagoon; Nile delta

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH; COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; DUNE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE CHANGE; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; DAMIETTA; EGYPT; LAKE MANZALA; NILE DELTA; NORTH AFRICA; RAS EL BAR;

EID: 64249159552     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.06.025     Document Type: Article

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