Quantifying overwash flux in barrier systems: An example from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

Marine Geology

Volumn 343, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-28

  Carruthers, Emily A ^a   Lane, D Philip ^a   Evans, Rob L ^a   Donnelly, Jeffrey P ^a   Ashton, Andrew D ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier system; Coastal evolution; Overwash flux; Sea level rise; Storm impacts

Indexed keywords

BARRIER SYSTEMS; COASTAL EVOLUTION; OVERWASH; SEA LEVEL RISE; STORM IMPACTS;

COASTAL ZONES; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; HURRICANES; OPTICAL RADAR; SEA LEVEL; WATER LEVELS;

STORMS;

BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL EVOLUTION; DEPOSITION; FAN DELTA; GPS; LIDAR; OVERTOPPING; RETURN PERIOD; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE CHANGE; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STORM DAMAGE; WASHOVER;

MARTHA'S VINEYARD; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880358406     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2013.05.013     Document Type: Article

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