Medium-term evolution of an intermediate beach with an intertidal bar (Amoreira beach, Southwest Portuguese rocky coast)

The subaerial beach and low tide terrace morphology of the Amoreira beach (Southwest Portuguese Coast) was assessed using a DGPS system between December 2006 and October 2008. The offshore wave conditions were described by the SWAN model, and the nearshore wave using the COULWAVE model. DEMs show si...

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Main Author: Gama, C. (author)
Other Authors: Fortes, C. J. E. M. (author), Baptista, P. (author), Albardeiro, L. (author), Pinheiro, L. (author), Salgado, R. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Beach morphodynamics
DGPS
SWAN
COULWAVE
Wave breaking
Digital elevation model
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/28108
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/28108

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/28108

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