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Coastal hazards

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Finkl, Charles W.
Format: Printed Book
Published: New York : Springer, 2013.
Series:Coastal Research Library 6
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/cul/resolve?clio10309120
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Environmental and human-induced hazards
  • pt. 2. Remote sensing of coastal hazards (platforms, methods, and procedures)
  • pt. 3. Flood hazards (storm surge, sea-level rise, and populations from risk of coastal flood hazards)
  • pt. 4. Hydrologic (groundwater, saltwater intrusion, brine disposal) hazards
  • pt. 5. Coastal erosion and sedimentation (detection and measurement of shoreline retreat)
  • pt. 6. Coastal dune hazards (erosion and management)
  • pt. 7. Coastal storms (tropical cyclones and extra-tropical winter storms)
  • pt. 8. Wave hazards (extreme coastal waves, storm surge, and runup)
  • pt. 9. Coastal marine pollution
  • pt. 10. Beach safety.