Modeling cohesive clay coast evolution and response to climate change

Marine Geology

Volumn 277, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 11-20

  Trenhaile, Alan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay coast; Climate change; Erosion; Model; Rising sea level

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE ACTION; BEACH SEDIMENTS; BLUFF RECESSIONS; DECREASE RATE; FUTURE CLIMATE; GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; INTERTIDAL ZONES; LOW FREQUENCY; PLATFORM DEVELOPMENT; QUASI-EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; RISING SEA LEVEL; SUBTIDAL ZONE; SURF ZONES; TIDAL LEVEL; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE IMPACTS;

BEACHES; CLIMATE MODELS; COASTAL ZONES; EROSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BEACH EROSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; COHESIVE SOIL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 77957660098     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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