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Response of Barrier beaches along the southwest coast of India to monsoonal forcing

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Title Response of Barrier beaches along the southwest coast of India to monsoonal forcing
 
Creator PrasannaKumar, S.
Murty, C.S.
 
Subject Oceanography and Limnology
beach erosion
sediments
wave action
monsoons
barrier beaches
ISW, India, West Coast
 
Description The response of a small stretch of barrier beach along the southern part of the west coast of India to the southwest wind and wave climates showed wide variations when examined through empirical Eigen function analysis. The observed intra-and inter-variability has been found to be the result of differential wave activity which is, in part, due to the flat inshore bottom topography with localised static mud suspensions present close to the central part of the area investigated. In addition, the inadequate supply of sediments from both the mainland and offshore sources makes the prevailing littoral flows undersaturated, thereby giving rise to erosion of existing material from the beach zone
 
Date 1995-06-16T10:01:31Z
2017-09-29T13:48:13Z
1995-06-16T10:01:31Z
2017-09-29T13:48:13Z
1987
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Journal of Coastal Research, vol.3; 1987; 343-358
0749-0208
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6099
 
Language en
 
Relation J Coastal Res
SCI
 
Publisher Tirunelveli: JCSONLINE