Influence of Wind-Driven Inundation and Coastal Geomorphology on Sedimentation in Two Microtidal Marshes, Pamlico River Estuary, NC

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1165-1180

  Lagomasino, David ^a,b   Corbett, D Reide ^c,d   Walsh, J P ^c,d  

^a Southeast Environmental Research Center   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d the Institute for Coastal Science and Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Berm; Geomorphology; Inundation; Marsh; Microtidal; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BERM; BIOACCUMULATION; DEPOSITION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ESTUARY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARSH; MINERAL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TOPOGRAPHY; WIND VELOCITY;

NORTH CAROLINA; PAMLICO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884908728     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-013-9625-0     Document Type: Article

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