Sequence morphodynamics at an emergent barrier island, middle Atlantic coast of North America

Geomorphology

Volumn 58, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 67-83

  Oertel, G F ^a   Overman, Kathleen ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier islands; Beach ridges; Hammocks; Middle Atlantic coast; North America; Shore progradation

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL LANDFORM; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MORPHODYNAMICS; PLEISTOCENE; SPIT;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542678675     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(03)00187-9     Document Type: Article

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