Mots-clés
Années 1918-2005 ; Cours d'eau ; Embouchure ; Géomorphologie littorale ; Israël ; Littoral ; Modèle conceptuel ; Méditerranée ; Photographie aérienne ; Système d'information géographique ; Série chronologique ; TopographieAerial photography ; Coastal environment ; Coastal geomorphology ; Conceptual model ; Geographical information system ; Israel ; Mediterranean Sea ; River mouth ; Stream ; Time series ; TopographyCorriente de agua ; Desembocadura ; El Mediterranéo ; Fotografía aérea ; Geomorfología litoral ; Israel ; Litoral ; Modelo conceptual ; Serie cronológica ; Sistema de información geográfica ; TopografíaDynamic morphology of small south-eastern Mediterranean river mouths : a conceptual model
Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)
LICHTER, M.
Dep. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Univ., Haifa, Israel
Coastal Risks and Sea Level Rise (CRSLR) Research Group, Inst. of Geography, Christian Albrechts Univ., Kiel, Allemagne
KLEIN, M.
Dep. of Geography and Environmental Studies, Univ., Haifa, Israel
ZVIELY, D.
Recanati Inst. for Maritime Studies, Univ., Haifa, Israel
Description :
This study examines the dynamic morphology of 7 river mouths along the Israeli Mediterranean coast. It offers a conceptual model aimed at generalizing and describing their spatial and temporal morphological patterns, and the environmental factors influencing them. The study methodology comprised a detailed monitoring and mapping by GIS techniques, with quantitative data derived from historic aerial photographs, river discharge records, wave measurements, and a digital elevation model. These data were incorporated into a homogenous database and subsequently applied in the investigation of the morphological patterns of these mouths, and the analysis of their influencing factors. River mouths in this study occur in 2 distinctive topographic settings with quite distinctive behavior : barrier topography and funnel topography. It is concluded that the topographic setting of the beach is the primary influencing factor on the morphology of the mouths studied.
Type de document :
Article de périodique
Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 2011, vol. 36, n°. 4, p. 547-562, nombre de pages : 16, Références bibliographiques : 1,5 p.
Date :
2011
Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley
Langue :
Anglais
Anglais
Droits :
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