First-order controls of extreme-storm impacts on the Mississippi-Alabama Barrier-Island Chain

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 635-648

  Morton, Robert A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

breach; coastal hazards; hurricane; overwash; prediction; washover features; Wind stress

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; BARRIER ISLAND; BEACH MORPHOLOGY; EROSION; EXTREME EVENT; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HURRICANE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STORM; WASHOVER; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND STRESS; WIND VELOCITY;

ALABAMA; MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954629831     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1152.1     Document Type: Article

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