Shore processes and their palaeoenvironmental applications

"The last five years have been marked by rapid technological and analytical developments in the study of shore processes and in the comprehension of shore deposits and forms, and shoreline change over time. These developments have generated a considerable body of literature in a wide range of p...

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Main Author : Anthony Edward (Auteur)
Format : Book
Language : anglais
Title statement : Shore processes and their palaeoenvironmental applications / by Edward J. Anthony
Published : Amsterdam, Boston : Elsevier , 2009
Physical Description : 1 vol. (XX-519 p.)
Series : Developments in marine geology ; 4
Online Access : Compte-rendu
Content : Progress in research techniques on shore processes and on process applications to paleoenvironments. Clastic sediment supply to the shore : processes and paleoenvironmental considerations. Tidal flats. High mud-supply shores. Sandy beaches and barriers. Gravel beaches and barriers. Coral reef and carbonate shores. Rocky shores. Shore processes and deposits associated with exceptional events. Shore processes and human intervention : a paleoenvironmental perspective. Future directions in shore process studies and their paleoenvironmental applications
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