Modeling the effect of tidal wetting and drying on shore platform development

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1049-1060

  Trenhaile, Alan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Rocky coasts; Tides; Wave erosion; Weathering

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; ROCKY SHORE; SHORE PLATFORM; TIDAL RANGE; WAVE ACTION; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

EID: 9444277296     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/03-0002r.1     Document Type: Article

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