Morphodynamics of fetch-limited beaches in contrasting environments

Sandy beaches can be found in fetch-limited environments that are protected from ocean generated waves, as estuaries, lagoons, and backbarriers, and where fetch characteristics allow local wind-generated waves to develop and maintain a beach. The morphodynamics of these low-energy beaches present a...

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Main Author: Freire, Paula (author)
Other Authors: Ferreira, Óscar (author), Taborda, Rui (author), Oliveira, Filipa (author), Carrasco, Ana Rita (author), Silva, Ana (author), Vargas, Catarina (author), Capitão, Rui (author), Fortes, Conceição Juana (author), Braga Coli, Alexandre (author), Santos, João (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Locally-generated waves
Morphological evolution
Beach classification
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/10228
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/10228
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Summary:Sandy beaches can be found in fetch-limited environments that are protected from ocean generated waves, as estuaries, lagoons, and backbarriers, and where fetch characteristics allow local wind-generated waves to develop and maintain a beach. The morphodynamics of these low-energy beaches present a peculiar behaviour and general open-ocean models are inappropriate for their study.

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