Progressive breakdown of a gravel-dominated coastal barrier, dunwich-walberswick, suffolk, U.K.: Processes and implications

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 589-602

  Pye, Kenneth ^a   Blott, Simon J ^a  

^a Crowthorne Enterprise Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barrier breakdown; Coastal management; Dunwich; Gravel; Storm surge; Suffolk; Walberswick

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; GRAVEL; HABITAT CONSERVATION; OVERTOPPING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STORM SURGE; SUSTAINABILITY; WASHOVER;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; SUFFOLK; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67649515885     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0982.1     Document Type: Article

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