Morphodynamics of fetch-limited beaches in contrasting environments

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Authors

Ferreira, Óscar

Oliveira, Filipa

Carrasco, Ana Rita

Vargas, Catarina

Fortes, Conceição Juana

Braga Coli, Alexandre

Abstract(s)

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.

Keywords

Locally-generated waves Morphological evolution Beach classification

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/10228

Publisher

Coastal Education and Research Foundation

Collections

CIM2-Artigos (em revistas ou actas indexadas)