Rock coast geomorphology: Recent advances and future research directions

Geomorphology

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 3-11

  Naylor, L A ^a,b   Stephenson, W J ^c   Trenhaile, A S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal geomorphology; Coastal processes; Coastal vulnerability; Rock coast; Shore platform; Theoretical geomorphology

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; RESEARCH WORK; ROCKY SHORE; SHORE PLATFORM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 71849091185     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.02.004     Document Type: Review

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