One-year along-beach variation in the maximum depth of erosion resulting from irregular shoreline morphology

Marine Geology

Volumn 291-294, Issue , 2012, Pages 12-23

  Rodriguez, Antonio B ^a   Rodriguez, Patricia L ^a   Fegley, Stephen R ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier island; Beach erosion; Beach state; Depth of disturbance; Ravinement; Transgression

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; BEACH EROSION; DEPTH OF DISTURBANCE; RAVINEMENT; TRANSGRESSION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); DEPOSITS; EROSION; METALS; MORPHOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TIME MEASUREMENT; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

BEACHES;

ACCRETION; BARRIER ISLAND; BEACH EROSION; BEDDING PLANE; ELEVATION; FACIES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAVEL; REWORKING; SHORELINE; STRATIGRAPHY; TIMESCALE; TRANSGRESSION; WAVE ENERGY;

NORTH CAROLINA; ONSLOW COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82155195579     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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