Mapping beach morphodynamics remotely: A novel application tested on South African sandy shores

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-89

  Harris, Linda ^a   Nel, Ronel ^a   Schoeman, David ^b  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Beaches; Coastal morphology; Conservation principles; GIS; Satellite sensing; South Africa (N: 26.857, S: 34.835, W: 16.449, E: 32.892); Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATA SET; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MORPHODYNAMICS; REMOTE SENSING; SAND; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHORELINE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURF ZONE;

EASTERN CAPE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSKEI;

EID: 79952073087     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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