Wave characteristics and morphological variations of pocket beaches in a coral reef-lagoon setting, Mayotte Island, Indian Ocean

Geomorphology

Volumn 182, Issue , 2013, Pages 190-209

  Jeanson, Matthieu ^a,d   Anthony, Edward J ^b   Dolique, Franck ^c   Aubry, Aline ^a,d  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

^d Laboratoire d Océanologie et de Géosciences   (France)

Author keywords

Beach rotation; Coastal indentation; Coral reef; Cyclone; Pocket beach; Wave attenuation

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL LAGOON; CORAL REEF; CYCLONE; OCEAN WAVE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE HEIGHT;

MAYOTTE;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84871690536     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.11.013     Document Type: Article

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