Seasonal changes and morphodynamic behavior of a high-energy mesotidal beach: Case study of Charf el Akab beach on the North Atlantic coast of Morocco

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1225-1236

  Taaouati, Mohammed ^a   Nachite, Driss ^a   Benavente, Javier ^b   Elmrini, Abdelmounim ^a  

^a ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beach morphology; High wave energy; Moroccan coast; Net beach change; Seasonal change

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; BEACH MORPHODYNAMICS; BEACH SAND; BREAKING WAVES; DISSIPATIVE STATE; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; FAIR WEATHER; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH WAVE ENERGY; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; MOROCCAN COAST; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; NET BEACH CHANGE; NORTH ATLANTIC; SAND FLUX; SANDY BEACH; SEASONAL CHANGES; VERTICAL ACCURACY; VOLUME CHANGE; VOLUME FLUX; WAVE CONDITIONS; WAVE ENERGY FLUX; WAVE FORCING; WINTER SEASONS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EROSION; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; MORPHOLOGY; SAND; SURVEYS; WATER WAVES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

BEACHES;

BEACH EROSION; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BREAKING WAVE; DISSIPATION; ENERGY FLUX; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEASONAL VARIATION; VOLUME; WAVE ENERGY;

ATLANTIC COAST [MOROCCO]; ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AFRICA]; MOROCCO;

EID: 80053965674     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-0937-8     Document Type: Article

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