Profile evolution and active layer measurements on a macrotidal composite gravel beach, Somme Estuary, France

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-409

  Curoy, J ^a   Moses, C A ^a   Robinson, D A ^a   Williams, R B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BEACH; BERM; DEPTH; GRAVEL; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; PROGRADATION; TIDAL CYCLE; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE HEIGHT;

CAYEUX SUR MER; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; PICARDIE; SOMME; SOMME ESTUARY; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350300656     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2009/0053-0387     Document Type: Article

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