Overwash vulnerability assessment based on long-term washover evolution

Natural Hazards

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-244

  Garcia, Tiago ^a   Ferreira, Óscar ^a   Matias, Ana ^a   Dias, João Alveirinho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Barrier islands; Overwash vulnerability; Ria Formosa; Washover evolution

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL EROSION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; VULNERABILITY; WASHOVER;

FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA;

EID: 77955769737     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9463-3     Document Type: Article

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