Volumetric analysis of overwash fans resulting from tropical storms on North Hatteras Island, North Carolina

Southeastern Geographer

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Gares, Paul A ^a   White, Stephen A ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier island; Hurricane; Overwash

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; DEPOSITION; HURRICANE; STORM DAMAGE;

HATTERAS ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21044441809     PISSN: 0038366X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sgo.2005.0006     Document Type: Article

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