Mesoscale shoreface morphodynamics on a high-energy regressive coast

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 1361-1372

  Backstrom, Joni T ^a   Jackson, Derek W T ^a   Cooper, J Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GIS; Inner shelf; Northern Ireland; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; EQUILIBRIUM; GIS; MESOSCALE EDDY; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WEATHER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349116398     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.01.017     Document Type: Article

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