Assessment of South Sinai Coastal Vulnerability to Climate Change

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1469-1477

  Hereher, Mohamed E ^a  

^a Damietta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

CVI; Gulf of Aqaba; Gulf of Suez; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COAST; COASTAL LANDFORM; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FAUNA; FLORA; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

EGYPT; GULF OF AQABA; GULF OF SUEZ; INDIAN OCEAN; JANUB SINA; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84947609660     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-14-00018.1     Document Type: Article

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