Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology
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This comprehensive and in-depth book is an essential reference handbook for students looking to extend their analytical skills and interest in coastal morphodynamics. Fully illustrated throughout, each chapter contains boxed sections designed to aid further study by providing either a further analysis or treatment of a particular issue, an interesting application of a principle just discussed in the body of the text, or a virtual field trip.
PrefaceSymbolsCh. 1Coastal systems1Ch. 2Sea level21Ch. 3Tides45Ch. 4Waves69Ch. 5Sediments, boundary layers and transport101Ch. 6Fluvial-dominated coastal environments - Deltas141Ch. 7Tide-dominated coastal environments - Estuaries165Ch. 8Wave-dominated coastal environments - Barriers195Ch. 9Rocky coasts254Ch. 10Coral reefs and islands282Ch. 11Management of coastal erosion307References330Location Index346Subject Index347
