Brazilian beach systems /

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Imprint:Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Description:1 online resource (xxi, 611 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:English
Series:Coastal research library, 2211-0577 ; volume 17
Coastal research library ; v. 17.
Subject:Beaches -- Brazil.
Beach erosion -- Monitoring -- Brazil.
Geological surface processes (geomorphology)
Oceanography (seas)
Soil science, sedimentology.
Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
Beach erosion -- Monitoring.
Beaches.
Brazil.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11264828
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Other authors / contributors:Short, Andrew D., editor.
Klein, Antonio Henrique da F., editor.
ISBN:9783319303949
3319303945
3319303929
9783319303925
9783319303925
Notes:Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed July 29, 2016).
Summary:This book is about the more than 4,000 beach systems that form most of the 9000 km long Brazilian coast. It focuses on the beaches of each of the seventeen coastal states and three oceanic islands, their nature, morphodynamics and status. It is a must for anyone who wants to know more about this great coast and its beach systems. This is the first book ever written about the beach systems of Brazil, and actually the very first about the beaches of an entire country. The Brazilian coast extends from the mighty Amazon River and its muddy shores in the north to one of the worldℓ́ℓs longest sandy beaches in the southern Rio Grande do Sul. It contains every beach type from wave to tide-dominated which range in size from small embayed beaches to long barrier beaches. The book is written by leading Brazilian academics and researchers and aims at the university level market, as well as coastal scientists, engineers and managers. Standard scientific terminology is used to describe the coast and its beaches. It is illustrated with more than 400 original figures and serves as a benchmark text on the Brazilian coast.
Other form:Printed edition: 9783319303925
Standard no.:10.1007/978-3-319-30394-9