Recent effects of tidal and hydro-meteorological changes on coastal plains near the mouth of the Amazon River

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1535-1549

  Guimarães, José Tasso Felix ^a,b   Cohen, Marcelo Cancela Lisboa ^b   França, Marlon Carlos ^b   Pessenda, Luiz Carlos Ruiz ^c   de Jesus Souza, Eduardo ^b   Nogueira, Afonso César Rodrigues ^b   Alves, Ronnie ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO VALE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon coast; Chenier ridges; Mangrove; Remote sensing; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

CHENIER; EROSION PROFILES; HYDRODYNAMIC PROCESS; INTERPRETATION METHODS; MANGROVE; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR) IMAGES; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

CHENIER; COASTAL PLAIN; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MANGROVE; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TIDAL FLAT;

AMAZON RIVER;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84885435223     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3396     Document Type: Article

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