Causal Loop Analysis of coastal geomorphological systems

Payo, Andres; Hall, Jim W.; French, Jon; Sutherland, James; Maanen, Barend van; Nicholls, Robert J.; Reeve, Dominic

doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2015.07.048

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Causal Loop Analysis of coastal geomorphological systems

Andres Payo, Jim W. Hall, Jon French, James Sutherland, Barend van Maanen, Robert J. Nicholls, Dominic Reeve

Geomorphology, Volume: 256, Pages: 36 - 48

Swansea University Author: Dominic Reeve

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As geomorphologists embrace ever more sophisticated theoretical frameworks that shift from simple notions of evolution towards single steady equilibria to recognise the possibility of multiple response pathways and outcomes, morphodynamic modellers are facing the problem of how to keep track of an e...

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Causal Loop Analysis of coastal geomorphological systems

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