Classification of Coastal Environments of the World.

Abstract

The final report summarizes the products of more than four years of research in the classification of coastal environments and includes three manuscripts detailing the results and conclusions of three studies not issued in technical report form. The three studies included are titled 'Coastal Wave Climates of the Americas,' 'Coastal Marine Fauna and Marine Climates of the Americas,' and 'An Assessment of Remote Sensing as a Tool in Classifying Coastal Landscape Elements.' In addition, an evaluation of data quality, quantity, availability, and suitability for the purposes of classifying coastal environments is included.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA008578

Entities

People

  • Bruce Hayden
  • Robert Dolan

Organizations

  • University of Virginia

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Environment
  • Remote Sensing
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Business Analytics
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers