Mass movements and cliff retreat along the SW Spanish coast

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 56, 2009, Pages 717-721

  Del Rio L ^a   Gracia, F J ^a   Benavente, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cliff recession; Coastal hazards; Erosion processes; SW Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859978724     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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