Multi-Decadal to Short-Term Beach and Shoreline Mobility in a Complex River-Mouth Environment Affected by Mud From the Amazon

Jolivet, Morgane; J. Anthony, Edward; Gardel, Antoine; Brunier, Guillaume

doi:10.3389/feart.2019.00187

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Multi-Decadal to Short-Term Beach and Shoreline Mobility in a Complex River-Mouth Environment Affected by Mud From the Amazon

Published in Frontiers in Earth Science • Jul 31, 2019

Authors:

Morgane Jolivet

Edward J. Anthony

Antoine Gardel

Abstract

On the 1500 km-long mud-dominated Guianas coast of South America, between the mouths of the two mega-rivers, the Amazon and the Orinoco, debouch numerous small rivers draining the humid tropical/equatorial Guiana Shield. The geomorphic development of the mouths of these rivers reflects interactions ...

Subject

River mouth

Geology

Coastal erosion

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