Vulnerability assessment of a lagoon to sea level rise and storm events: Nador lagoon (NE Morocco)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 65, 2013, Pages 802-807

  Raji, Otmane ^a   Niazi, Saida ^a   Snoussi, Maria ^a   Dezileau, Laurent ^b   Khouakhi, Abdou ^a  

^a MOHAMMED V UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Barrier island; Morocco; Nador lagoon; Sea level rise; Storms; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; GIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAGOON; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STORM DAMAGE; VULNERABILITY;

MOROCCO; NADOR LAGOON; ORIENTAL;

EID: 84883782245     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI65-136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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