Chenier Morphodynamics on the Amazon-Influenced Coast of Suriname, South America: Implications for Beach Ecosystem Services

J. Anthony, Edward; Brunier, Guillaume; Gardel, Antoine; Hiwat, Michael

doi:10.3389/feart.2019.00035

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Chenier Morphodynamics on the Amazon-Influenced Coast of Suriname, South America: Implications for Beach Ecosystem Services

Published in Frontiers in Earth Science • Mar 7, 2019

Authors:

Edward J. Anthony

Guillaume Brunier

Antoine Gardel

Abstract

The 350-km long coast of Suriname, South America, is part of a unique system in the world characterized by large-scale mud supply from the Amazon and exposed to Atlantic waves. Large banks migrate alongshore from the Amazon to the Orinoco delta, separated by ‘inter-bank’ zones. Banks dissipate waves...

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Coastal erosion

Geology

Shore

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