Utility of Morphodynamic Characterisation in the Prediction of Beach Damage by Storms

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 36, Issue , 2002, Pages 56-64

  Benavente, J ^a   Del Rio L ^a   Anfuso, G ^a   Gracia, F J ^a   Reyes, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

beach erosion; coastal hazards; Gulf of Cadiz; morphosedimentary parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987735044     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/1551-5036-36.sp1.56     Document Type: Conference Paper

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