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Using GIS to study the coastal geomorphology of the Acheloos river mouth in West Greece

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In this paper the counteractive dynamic marine and river environments responsible for a river mouth’s and a delta’s modulation is studied. The Acheloos River (West Greece) was chosen as the case study due to the recent changes taken place in its basin. The aim of this study is to analyze the present dominant environment and the impact of human activity on this balance. A GIS database was developed and updated in order to provide access for future use and computer analysis (both spatial and chronological). The study, includes an estimation of the delta forming processes, the impact of the anthropogenic parameters on these processes, and, finally, their representation.

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This work is funded by the Greek Ministry of Development and the British Council in the frames billateral Greece–UK project titled ‘Study of the environmental alterations at the Acheloos river delta (W. Greece) that are due to anthropogenic interference with the use of Remote Sensing and GIS methods’, which is gratefully acknowledged by the authors.

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  1. Faculty of Geology, Department of Climatology-Physical Geography, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zografou, 157 84, Athens, Greece

    A. Vassilopoulos, T. H. Gournelos, N. Evelpidou, P. Gkavakou & S. Koussouris

  2. Department of Geography and Environment, University of Aberdeen, Elphinstone Road, AB24 3UF, Aberdeen, UK

    D. R. Green

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Vassilopoulos, A., Green, D.R., Gournelos, T.H. et al. Using GIS to study the coastal geomorphology of the Acheloos river mouth in West Greece. J Coast Conserv 11, 209–213 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-008-0027-6

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