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Shoreline dynamics of the Lakshadweep Islands
DRS at CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography
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| Title |
Shoreline dynamics of the Lakshadweep Islands
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| Creator |
Chandramohan, P.
Anand, N.M. Nayak, B.U. |
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| Subject |
water waves
ocean currents beach erosion lagoons |
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| Description |
Lakshadweep group of islands are mainly coral atolls. Fringing reefs protect these small islands from the attack of waves. This paper describes the waves and currents acting on Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Minicoy, Agatti, Kadamat and Androth islands. The main reason for erosion at these islands seems to be the removal of coral reef for construction and other purposes, and to some extent the dredging of navigational channel in the lagoons. While the wave induced currents govern the sediment processes along the open coast, the tidal and wave generated currents influence the lagoon beaches
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| Date |
2009-05-06T11:15:52Z
2009-05-06T11:15:52Z 1993 |
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Journal Article
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| Identifier |
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, Vol.22; 198-202p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2906 |
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| Language |
en
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| Rights |
Copyright [1993]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
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| Publisher |
NISCAIR, New Delhi
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