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Title Brazilian beach systems / Andrew D. Short, Antonio Henrique da F. Klein, editors.

Publication Info. Switzerland : Springer, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 611 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Coastal research library, 2211-0577 ; volume 17
Coastal research library ; v. 17.
Note Includes index.
Contents Dedication; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Editors and List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Brazilian Beach Systems: Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Brazilian Beaches; 1.2.1 Beach Types and€States; 1.2.2 Brazilian Beach Studies; 1.2.3 Issues Facing Brazilian Beaches; 1.2.3.1 Coastal Management; 1.2.3.2 Coastal Processes; 1.2.3.3 Beach Safety; 1.3 Brazilian Coastal Classification ; 1.4 Brazilian Coastal Regions; 1.4.1 The Amazon Delta Mud Coast; 1.4.2 Tide-Dominated Barriers & Estuaries of€Pará-Maranhão; 1.4.3 Northern Tide-Modified€ Barrier Coast.
1.4.4 North eastern Wave-Dominated€ Beachrock Coast1.4.5 Eastern Wave-Dominated Deltaic Coast; 1.4.6 Southeast Wave-Dominated Rocky-Embayed Coast; 1.4.7 Southern Wave-Dominated Barrier Coast; 1.5 Summary and€Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: Brazilian Coastal Processes: Wind, Wave Climate and€Sea Level; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Data Review; 2.2.1 Waves; 2.2.2 Tides; 2.2.2.1 1st Period (1910-1980); 2.2.2.2 2nd Period (1990s); 2.2.2.3 3rd Period: The€Present; 2.3 South Atlantic Wind Systems; 2.3.1 Spatial and€Temporal Variability; 2.4 Brazilian Wave Climate: Spatial and€Temporal Variability.
2.4.1 Mean Waves2.4.2 Extreme Waves; 2.5 Astronomical Tide Range Along the€Brazilian Coast; 2.6 Storm Surge Along the€Brazilian Coast; 2.6.1 Spatial Variability; 2.7 Coastal Flooding; 2.7.1 Methodology Differences; 2.8 SMC-Brasil: Hindcast Dynamic Databases and€a€Coastal Process Numerical Tools; 2.8.1 Introduction; 2.8.2 SMC-Brasil; 2.8.3 System Skills; 2.9 Summary and€Conclusions; Appendix 1: Massaguaçu Beach SMC-Brasil Case Study; References; Chapter 3: Beaches of€the€Amazon Coast: Amapá and€West Pará; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Amazon Coastal Environment; 3.2.1 Geology and€Physiography.
3.2.2 Climate3.2.3 Fluvial Processes; 3.2.4 Sediment Discharge; 3.2.5 Coastal Processes; 3.2.5.1 Tides; 3.2.5.2 Waves ; 3.2.5.3 Coastal Currents; 3.3 Amazon Beach Systems; 3.3.1 Northern Amapá Coast (Including Ilha de Maracá); 3.3.2 Southern Amapá Amazon River Coast; 3.3.3 Pará-Amazon Riverine-Island Shores; 3.3.4 Marajó Island€- North Coast; 3.3.5 Marajó Island€- East Coast (Marajó Bay); 3.4 Discussion and€Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Coastal Morphodynamic Processes on€the€Macro-Tidal Beaches of€Pará State Under Tidally-Modulated Wave Conditions; 4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Coastal Geomorphology4.3 Coastal Processes; 4.3.1 Climate; 4.3.2 Waves; 4.3.3 Tides; 4.3.4 Wave-Tide Interactions; 4.4 Coastal Sections; 4.4.1 The Pará Coastal Sections; 4.4.2 The Barrier Island Beaches; 4.5 Beach Morphodynamics; 4.5.1 Tidal Modulation of€Processes; 4.5.2 Tidal Modulation of€Beach Morphodynamics; 4.6 Physical Hazards; 4.6.1 Beach Population; 4.6.2 High Waves; 4.6.3 Macro-Tides; 4.6.4 Intertidal Rocks; 4.6.5 Hazards to€Property; 4.6.6 Beach Pollution; 4.6.7 Beach Vehicles; 4.7 Recreational Use; 4.8 Beach Development and€Management; 4.9 Conclusions; References.
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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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Subject Beaches -- Brazil.
Beaches.
Brazil.
Beach erosion -- Monitoring -- Brazil.
Beach erosion -- Monitoring.
Geological surface processes (geomorphology)
Oceanography (seas)
Soil science, sedimentology.
Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Short, Andrew D., editor.
Klein, Antonio Henrique da F., editor.
Other Form: Printed edition: 9783319303925
ISBN 9783319303949 (electronic book)
3319303945 (electronic book)
3319303929 (print)
9783319303925 (print)
9783319303925 (print)
Standard No. 10.1007/978-3-319-30394-9