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Beach Environment along the Coastal Stretch of West Bengal


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Beach is one of the most conspicuous geomorphic features of a coastal region. Interpretation of any beach environment warrants detailed analysis of its morphological features, prevailing hydrodynamic conditions, actions of wind and cyclonic surges which bring discernible changes in the coastal configurations. Various beach features have been dealt here in details.

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Beach features, Beach characteristics, Bakkhali-Fraserganj, Ganga Sagar, Digha, Coastal erosion, Sea level rise.
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Gautam Kumar Das
19, Raj Krishna Pal Lane, Kolkata 700 075, India

Abstract


Beach is one of the most conspicuous geomorphic features of a coastal region. Interpretation of any beach environment warrants detailed analysis of its morphological features, prevailing hydrodynamic conditions, actions of wind and cyclonic surges which bring discernible changes in the coastal configurations. Various beach features have been dealt here in details.

Keywords


Beach features, Beach characteristics, Bakkhali-Fraserganj, Ganga Sagar, Digha, Coastal erosion, Sea level rise.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24906/isc%2F2022%2Fv36%2Fi4%2F216413