Brazilian Beach Systems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Short, Andrew D. (Editor), Klein, Antonio Henrique da F. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Coastal Research Library, 17
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Sedimentology.; Oceanography.; Coasts.; Geomorphology.; Earth Sciences.; Coastal Sciences.

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 gre...