Storms, shoreface morphodynamics, sand supply, and the accretion and erosion of coastal dune barriers in the southern North Sea

Geomorphology

Volumn 199, Issue , 2013, Pages 8-21

  Anthony, Edward J ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Coastal dunes; North Sea; Sand supply; Shoreface; Storms; Tidal banks

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BEDFORM; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DUNE FIELD; EROSION RATE; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE CHANGE; STORM; WAVE RUNUP; WIND FIELD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84883450884     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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