An exploration of equilibrium in Venice Lagoon using an idealised form model

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 984-999

  Townend, Ian ^a  

^a HR WALLINGFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic equilibrium; Europe; Italy; Long term morphological evolution; Morphodynamics; North Adriatic sea; Venice Lagoon; Waves

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL LAGOON; EXPLORATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYPSOMETRY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WAVE;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 77951203812     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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