Natural tidal processes modified by the existence of fringing reef on La Reunion Island (Western Indian Ocean): Impact on the relative sea level variations

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 119-128

  Cordier, Emmanuel ^a,b   Lézé, Julie ^a   Join, Jean Lambert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b Centre de Recherche et de Veille sur les Maladies Émergentes dans L'Océan Indien   (France)

Author keywords

Fringing reef; Long period tides; Sea level fluctuations; Shallow water effects; Tidal processes

Indexed keywords

FRINGING REEF; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGY; OPEN OCEAN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDE GAUGE;

MASCARENE ISLANDS; REUNION;

EID: 84874699449     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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