Hurricane Katrina storm surge distribution and field observations on the Mississippi Barrier Islands

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 12-20

  Fritz, Hermann M ^a   Blount, Chris ^a   Sokoloski, Robert ^a   Singleton, Justin ^a   Fuggle, Andrew ^a   McAdoo, Brian G ^b   Moore, Andrew ^c   Grass, Chad ^a   Tate, Banks ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; barrier islands; beach erosion; Florida; Hurricane Katrina; Louisiana; Mississippi; pinus; storm surge

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; BEACH EROSION; COASTAL PLAIN; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; STORM SURGE;

ALABAMA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250777096     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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