World's beaches, the: a global guide to the science of the shoreline
Auteur :
Pilkey, Orrin H. / Neal, William J. / Cooper, James Andrew Graham / Kelley, Joseph T.
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520268722
Date de publication :
26 juil. 2011
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
816 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Explores the beach - one of the planet's most dynamic environments - from tourist beaches to Arctic beaches strewn with ice chunks to steaming hot tropical shores. This book tells how beaches work, explains why they vary so much, and shows how dramatic changes can occur on them in a matter of hours.