Multidecadal atoll shoreline change on manihi and manuae, French Polynesia

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 870-882

  Yates, Marissa L ^a   Le Cozannet, Gonéri ^a   Garcin, Manuel ^a   Salaï, Emilie ^b   Walker, Patrice ^c  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c Creocean Zone Technocean   (France)

Author keywords

climate change; erosion; Sea level rise; South Pacific

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ATOLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FORCING; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL LAGOON; DATABASE; FIELD SURVEY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MODEL VALIDATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE; WAVE FIELD;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; MANIHIKI PLATEAU; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84880212053     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00129.1     Document Type: Article

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