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CORDOVA-LOPEZ, Luis Fermín. Evaluation of erosion process in Varadero Beach, Cuba. Tecnol. cienc. agua [online]. 2014, vol.5, n.1, pp.175-183. ISSN 2007-2422.

The effect of extreme events, in particular hurricanes, cause changes in the morphology of the sand beaches and adverse effects from the economic point of view in beaches with high tourist value. The application of a train of mathematical models properly coupled for the generation, propagation of the wave and morphological changes in beaches are applied with the objective of evaluating the morphological changes during the occurrence of the hurricane Michelle (November, 2001) of well-known destructive effect in the Varadero beach, Matanzas, Cuba.

Palavras-chave : beach; erosion; mathematical models; coast.