Factors triggering sea cliff instability along the slovenian coasts

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 61, 2011, Pages 387-393

  Furlani, Stefano ^a   Devoto, Stefano ^b   Biolchi, Sara ^b,c   Cucchi, Franco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

cliff retreat; geomechanics; geomorphology; photographic surveying; Slovenia

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; STORM SURGE; SUCCESSION; SURVEYING; WEATHER;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SLOVENIA;

EID: 84879117824     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI61-001.45     Document Type: Conference Paper

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