Linking beach recreation to weather conditions: A case study in Zandvoort, Netherlands

Tourism in Marine Environments

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 111-119

  Moreno, Alvaro ^a   Amelung, Bas ^a   Santamarta, Lorena ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beach visitation; Climate change; Weather; Webcam

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349673871     PISSN: 1544273X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/154427308787716758     Document Type: Article

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