Beach changes from sediment delivered by streams to pocket beaches during a major flood

Geomorphology

Volumn 199, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-47

  Pranzini, Enzo ^a   Rosas, Valentina ^a   Jackson, Nancy L ^b   Nordstrom, Karl F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach erosion; Episodic events; Geologic controls; Gravel; Post storm response

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BEACH PROFILE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DISCHARGE; EPISODIC EVENT; FLOOD; GRAVEL; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM;

ELBA; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

EID: 84883457890     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.03.034     Document Type: Article

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