A Quantitative Assessment of the Annual Contribution of Platform Downwearing to Beach Sediment Budget: Happisburgh, England, UK

A Quantitative Assessment of the Annual Contribution of Platform Downwearing to Beach Sediment Budget: Happisburgh, England, UK

Field and numerical investigations at Happisburgh, East coast of England, UK, sought to characterize beach thickness and determine geologic framework controls on coastal change. After a major failure of coastal protection infrastructure, removal of about 1 km of coastal defence along the otherwise p...

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Main Authors: Andres Payo, Mike Walkden, Michael A. Ellis, Andrew Barkwith, David Favis-Mortlock, Holger Kessler, Benjamin Wood, Helen Burke, Jonathan Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Subjects:
erosion
morphodynamic
non-intrusive
downwearing
back wearing
modelling
geological ground model
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/6/4/113

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