Hurricane degradation - Barrier development cycles, northeastern Gulf of Mexico: Landform evolution and island chain history

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 463-478

  Otvos, Ervin G ^a   Carter, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier land loss; Barrier vegetation; Berm ridge basins; Holocene barrier evolution; Island genesis and geomorphology; Island recovery processes; Littoral drift; Overwash landforms; Storm erosion

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; DEGRADATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; HURRICANE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAFLOOR; STORM; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ALABAMA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHILE; GULF OF MEXICO; HORN ISLAND; MAGALLANES; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; PETIT BOIS PASS; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WOLLASTON ISLANDS;

EID: 42149189477     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0820.1     Document Type: Review

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