Impacts of wave energy and littoral currents on shoreline erosion/accretion along the south-west coast of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu using DSAS and geospatial technology

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 4523-4542

  Kaliraj, S ^a   Chandrasekar, N ^a   Magesh, N S ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Coastal erosion; DSAS; India; Kanyakumari; Littoral current; Remote sensing and GIS; Shoreline change; South west coast; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; EROSION; ESTIMATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REGIONAL PLANNING; REMOTE SENSING; SHORE PROTECTION; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

COASTAL EROSION; DSAS; INDIA; KANYAKUMARI; LITTORAL CURRENTS; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS; SHORELINE CHANGE; WAVE ENERGY; WEST COAST;

COASTAL ZONES;

ACCRETION; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CURRENT VELOCITY; GIS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; OCEANIC CURRENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SHORELINE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WAVE ENERGY;

INDIA; KANYAKUMARI; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84899488578     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2845-6     Document Type: Article

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