Wave energy and longshore sediment transport gradients controlling barrier evolution in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-293

  Martinho, Caroline Thais ^a   Dillenburg, Sérgio Rebello ^a   Hesp, Patrick ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier evolution; Holocene barrier; Longshore sediment transport; Rio grande do sul coast; Southern brazil; Wave energy gradients

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WAVE POWER;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 66549112299     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0645.1     Document Type: Article

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