Dynamic interactions between coastal storms and salt marshes: A review

Geomorphology

Volumn 301, Issue , 2018, Pages 92-107

  Leonardi, Nicoletta ^a   Carnacina, Iacopo ^b   Donatelli, Carmine ^a   Ganju, Neil Kamal ^c   Plater, Andrew James ^a   Schuerch, Mark ^d   Temmerman, Stijn ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hurricanes; Salt marsh; Storms; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; HURRICANE; SALTMARSH; STORM SURGE; WATER LEVEL; WAVE ENERGY; WETLAND; WIND WAVE;

EID: 85033584083     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.11.001     Document Type: Review

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