Beach morphodynamics behind a series of detached breakwaters in a mesotidal environment

Morphodynamics of beaches protected by detached breakwaters have been investigated in this thesis at timescales ranging from days to years. A site consisting of nine breakwaters on a coast open to energetic wave conditions in a meso-tidal environment is studied. Two phases of breakwaters were built...

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Main Author: Fairley, Iain Alastair
Published: University of Plymouth 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516833