Rocky coast: Geological constraints for hazard assessment

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 322, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-31

  Violante, Crescenzo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; ROCKY SHORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; TRANSFER ZONE;

ITALY;

EID: 74949143238     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP322.1     Document Type: Article

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