Evolution of the Holocene coastal barrier of Pelotas Basin (Southern Brazil) - A new approach with GPR data

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 64, 2011, Pages 646-650

  Barboza, E G ^a   Rosa, M L C C ^a   Hesp, P A ^b   Dillenburg, S R ^a   Tomazelli, L J ^a   Ayup Zouain, R N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier lagoon; Coastal evolution; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); COASTAL CIRCULATION; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL PLAIN; COASTAL ZONE; DUNE FIELD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HOLOCENE; PROGRADATION; SATELLITE DATA; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHORELINE; TERRAIN;

PELOTAS BASIN; ROCHA [URUGUAY]; URUGUAY;

EID: 84857405778     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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