The Duration of Shore Exposure Along the Emerging Finnish Coast

Authors

  • Olavi Grano
  • Markku Roto

Keywords:

Shore processes, coastal zone, Finland land uplift, sea-level fluctuations

Abstract

The duration of shore exposure is the time period for which a particular point on the shore is subject to shore processes. On the coast of Finland this time period is determined by the interaction of the rate of land uplift and the amplitude of short-term water-level fluctuations. These factors vary at different places along the coast. The configuration of the coast and the characteristics of the shores determine the effect of the duration of shore exposure on the Finnish coastal environment.

Author Biographies

Olavi Grano

Markku Roto

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Published

1989-01-08

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (1989): Journal of Coastal Research

Section

Articles

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