Contribution of aeolian sand to backbarrier marsh sedimentation

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 248-259

  Rodriguez, Antonio B ^a   Fegley, Stephen R ^a   Ridge, Justin T ^a   VanDusen, Beth M ^a   Anderson, Noel ^a  

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

Author keywords

Barrier island; Dune; Overwash; Paleotempestite; Salt marsh; Washover fan

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BARRIER ISLAND; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; REGRESSION; SALTMARSH; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; TEMPESTITE; TRANSGRESSION; VEGETATION COVER; WASHOVER;

EID: 84873716190     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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