Application of the equilibrium planform concept to natural beaches in Northern Ireland

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 112-123

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach stability; Embayed beaches; Equilibrium planform concept; North Ireland; Wave diffraction point

Indexed keywords

BEACH STABILITY; COASTAL MORPHODYNAMICS; GEOLOGICAL CONTROL; HEADLAND-EMBAYMENT; IRELAND; NORTH COAST; NORTHERN IRELAND; WAVE DIFFRACTIONS;

DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BEACHES;

BAY; BEACH; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; MORPHODYNAMICS; SHORELINE; WAVE DIFFRACTION;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 72749093985     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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