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Record 1 2022-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

... coastal erosion can be accounted for by sand loss via extraction. This loss is due partly to beach lowering, and partly to the inability of dunes to store enough sediment to compensate for winter lowering of the beach profile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

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