Insights into lateral marsh retreat mechanism through localized field measurements

Water Resources Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1446-1464

  Bendoni, M ^a   Mel, R ^b   Solari, L ^a   Lanzoni, S ^b   Francalanci, S ^a,c   Oumeraci, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c Center of Research and Advanced Education for Hydrogeological Risk Prevention   (Italy)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

erosion; salt marsh; vegetation; wind waves

Indexed keywords

EROSION; PATIENT MONITORING; SEA LEVEL; VEGETATION; WAVE POWER;

COMBINED ACTIONS; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; FIELD MONITORING; LINEAR RELATION; SALT MARSHES; SOIL STRENGTHENING; VERTICAL DIRECTION; WIND WAVE;

WETLANDS;

DATA INTERPRETATION; ERODIBILITY; EROSION RATE; EROSIVITY; FIELD METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOIL STRENGTH; STORM SURGE; SURFACE LAYER; VEGETATION COVER; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE POWER; WIND WAVE;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE LAGOON;

EID: 84979835520     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015WR017966     Document Type: Article

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