Contrasting morphologic behaviour at embayed beaches in Southern Portugal

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 56, 2009, Pages 83-87

  Loureiro, C ^a   Ferreira, O ^a   Cooper, J A G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beach recovery; Geomorphological inheritance; Morphodynamics; Storms

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958503840     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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