Short-term observation of beach dynamics using cross-shore profiles and foreshore sediment

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 101-112

  Udhaba Dora, G ^a   Sanil Kumar, V ^a   Johnson, Glejin ^a   Sajiv Philip, C ^a   Vinayaraj, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; BEACH MORPHODYNAMICS; BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CROSS-SHORE TRANSECTS; INTERANNUAL; SHORELINE MANAGEMENT; STEEPER SLOPES; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; TEXTURAL CHARACTERISTIC; UNIMODAL; WEST COAST;

DYNAMICS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SHORE PROTECTION;

BEACHES;

ACCRETION; ANNUAL CYCLE; BEACH; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ISLAND; MORPHODYNAMICS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SHELTER; SHORELINE;

INDIA; KALINADI ESTUARY; KARNATAKA;

EID: 84864769979     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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