Methods for coastal monitoring and erosion risk assessment: two Portuguese case studies

Coastal zones are naturally dynamic and mobile systems exposed to natural (river flows, waves and storms) as well as human interventions that continuously reshape their morphology. Erosion phenomena related to extreme weather events and sediment scarcity are common, threatening buildings and infrast...

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Main Author: Bio, A. (author)
Other Authors: Bastos, L. (author), Granja, Helena Maria (author), Pinho, José L. S. (author), Gonçalves, J. A. (author), Henriques, Renato F. (author), Madeira, S. (author), Magalhães, A. (author), Rodrigues, D. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Coastal erosion
Digital Elevation Models
Douro Estuary
Monitoring techniques
Morphodynamics
Risk assessment
Vila Nova de Gaia
Portugal
Técnicas de monitorização
Modelos Digitais de Elevação
Morfodinâmica
Erosão costeira
Análise de risco
Estuário do Douro
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/43284
Country:Portugal
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