Erosional and depositional characteristics of regional overwash deposits caused by multiple hurricanes

Sedimentology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 545-564

  Wang, Ping ^a   Horwitz, Marh H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b BCI Engineers and Scientists Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier island; Coastal erosion; Florida; Ground penetrating radar; Hurricanes; Overwash; Storms; Washover deposits

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL EROSION; DEPOSITION; DUNE FIELD; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HURRICANE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; STORM; STORM DEPOSIT; WASHOVER;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249033632     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2006.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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