The potential for sea-level-rise-induced barrier island loss: Insights from the Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana, USA

Marine Geology

Volumn 355, Issue , 2014, Pages 244-259

  Moore, Laura J ^a   Patsch, Kiki ^b   List, Jeffrey H ^c   Williams, S Jeffress ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier islands; Chandeleur Islands; Deltaic barrier islands; Gulf coast; Impacts of relative sea level rise; Morphological behavior modeling

Indexed keywords

SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BARRIER ISLANDS; CHANDELEUR ISLANDS; DELTAIC BARRIER ISLANDS; GULF COAST; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL RISE;

LANDFORMS;

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; ISLAND; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIMULATION; STORM;

CHANDELEUR ISLANDS; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903388323     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2014.05.022     Document Type: Article

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