Origin and evolution of tagus estuarine beaches

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 56, 2009, Pages 213-217

  Taborda, R ^a   Freire, P ^b   Silva, A ^a   Andrade, C ^a   Freitas, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Holocene transgression; Sediment transport; Wave generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883747256     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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