Rock topography causes spatial variation in the wave, current and beach response to sea breeze activity

Marine Geology

Volumn 290, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 29-40

  Gallop, Shari L ^a   Bosserelle, Cyprien ^a   Pattiaratchi, Charitha ^a   Eliot, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Damara WA Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal lagoon; Coastal structures; Geological control; Hard bottom; Perched beach; Rock platform

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; BEACH RESPONSE; BEACHFACE; COASTAL LAGOONS; COASTAL STRUCTURES; GEOLOGICAL CONTROL; GEOLOGICAL SETTING; HARD-BOTTOM; LOCAL VARIATIONS; NATURAL ROCKS; ONSHORE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; ROCK FORMATIONS; ROCK STRUCTURES; SEA BREEZE; SOUTHWEST WESTERN AUSTRALIA; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SPEED RESPONSE; SURF ZONES; VOLUME CHANGE; WATER DEPTH; WAVE REFRACTION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; LAKES; LIMESTONE; REEFS; ROCKS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BEACHES;

ACCRETION; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL CURRENT; COASTAL LAGOON; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GPS; HARD ROCK; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; LIMESTONE; MORPHODYNAMICS; OCEAN WAVE; RAY TRACING; REEF; SEA BREEZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORE PLATFORM; SPATIAL VARIATION; SURF ZONE; WATER DEPTH;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 81255179992     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2011.10.002     Document Type: Article

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