Trends of Shoreline Position: An Approach to Future Prediction for Balasore Shoreline, Odisha, India
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52454#.VJjJecCAM4 Author(s) Nilay Kanti Barman 1 , Soumendu Chatterjee 2 , Ansar Khan 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Geography and Environment Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India . 2 Department of Geography, Presidency University, Kolkata, India . ABSTRACT The present study aims to analyze the shift in shoreline due to coastal processes and formulate available for best estimate of future shoreline positions based on precedent shorelines. Information on rates and trends of shoreline change can be used to improve the understanding of the underlying causes and potential effects of coastal erosion which can support info...