Regressive and transgressive barrier islands on the North-Central Gulf Coast - Contrasts in evolution, sediment delivery, and island vulnerability

Geomorphology

Volumn 198, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-19

  Otvos, Ervin G ^a   Carter, Gregory A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b The University of Southern Mississippi   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Longshore vs. shoreface sand transport; Ravinement; Sediment budget; Transgressive deltaic barrier

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL EVOLUTION; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE;

GULF COAST [MEXICO]; LOUISIANA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84882877282     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.05.015     Document Type: Review

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