The development of subhorizontal shore platforms by waves and weathering in microtidal environments

Auteur :
TRENHAILE, A.S.

Description :
A mathematical wave and weathering model was used to study the formation of subhorizontal platforms in microtidal environments. Backwearing (horizontal erosion) rates by wave erosion were calculated for different tidal levels using basic wave equations. Downwearing (vertical erosion) rates by weathering and debris removal by waves at the same tidal levels were derived from long-term laboratory experiments and from field data. Model runs suggested that wave erosion was more important in the past, although weathering and debris removal is often dominant today.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, issn : 0372-8854, 2008, vol. 52, n°. 1, p. 105-124, nombre de pages : 20, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 35 ref.

Date :
2008

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Stuttgart, Gebruder Borntraeger