Airborne LIDAR survey applied to the analysis of the historical evolution of the Arno River delta (Italy)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 50, 2007, Pages 400-409

  Pranzini, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beach erosion; Beach ridges; Coastal morphology; Dunes; Human impact; River input

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956813743     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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