Definition of storm thresholds for significant morphological change of the sandy beaches along the Belgian coastline

Geomorphology

Volumn 143-144, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-117

  Haerens, Piet ^a   Bolle, Annelies ^a   Trouw, Koen ^b   Houthuys, Rik ^a  

^a IMDC International Marine and Dredging Consultants ^*  (Belgium)

^b Fides Engineering   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beach morphology; Belgian coastline; Sandy Beach; Storm impact; Storm threshold

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BEACH EROSION; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL EVOLUTION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDRODYNAMICS; STORM; THRESHOLD; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER LEVEL; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND DIRECTION;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84856657630     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.09.015     Document Type: Article

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