Long-term, large-scale morphodynamic effects of artificial dune construction along a barrier island coastline

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 918-930

  Magliocca, Nicholas R ^a,c   McNamara, Dylan E ^b   Murray, A Brad ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal processes; coupled natural human systems; dynamical systems; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

COAST; COASTAL EROSION; DISPLACEMENT; DUNE; FILTER; INFRASTRUCTURE; LANDSCAPE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MORPHODYNAMICS; NATURAL BARRIER; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STABILIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; STORM;

EID: 80052245396     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00088.1     Document Type: Article

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