Transgressive ravinement versus depth of closure: A geological perspective from the upper Texas coast

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1057-1067

  Wallace, Davin J ^a   Anderson, John B ^a   Fernndez, Rodrigo A ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

closure depth; erosion; sand budget; sediment; Shoreline response; Texas; transgressive ravinement

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; CLOSURE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE CHANGE; TRANSGRESSION; WASHOVER;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78349302995     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00034.1     Document Type: Article

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