Lack of evidence for onshore sediment transport from deep water at decadal time scales: Fire Island, New York

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 59, 2011, Pages 61-75

  Kana, Timothy W ^a   Rosati, Julie D ^b   Traynum, Steven B ^a  

^a Research Planning Institute   (United States)

^b Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

beach profile; Coastal erosion; cross shore transport; depth of closure; ebbtidal delta; Fire Island; ittoral sediment; longshore transport; mesoscale; offshore shoals; sediment budget; sediment source; tidal inlets

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; BEACH; COASTAL EROSION; DECADAL VARIATION; DEEP WATER; MESOSCALE EDDY; RESEARCH WORK; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHOALING WAVE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIMESCALE;

FIRE ISLAND; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955579921     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI59-007.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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