Preliminary Investigations of Erosional and Accretional Hotspots along the Ghanaian Coast

Abstract

The long-term goals associated with this project are to develop a better understanding of the processes that dominate local coastal geomorphological change in Ghana, to enhance the transfer of technology and scientific knowledge necessary for the University of Ghana to further develop the capabilities to predict, manage, and mitigate hazards along the Ghanaian coastal zone, and to help the Ghanaians establish a self-sustaining coastal processes program. A better understanding of the processes driving coastal erosion in Ghana can then be extended to help mitigate similar problems along the entire West African coast, which could lead to better maritime governance and increased social stability in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2010
Accession Number
ADA540729

Entities

People

  • Alex Apostos

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Africa
  • Battlespace
  • Dynamics
  • Geomorphology
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research
  • Sedimentation
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Teamwork
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Universities
  • West Africa

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.