Contrasting styles of Hurricane Irene washover sedimentation on three east coast barrier islands: Cape Lookout, North Carolina; Assateague Island, Virginia; and Fire Island, New York

Geomorphology

Volumn 231, Issue , 2015, Pages 182-192

  Williams, H F L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggradation; Foraminifera; Overwash; Storm surge; Washover fan; Washover terrace

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; BARRIER ISLAND; FORAMINIFERA; HURRICANE IRENE 2011; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENTATION; STORM SURGE; TERRACE; TEXTURE; WASHOVER;

ASSATEAGUE ISLAND; CAPE LOOKOUT; FIRE ISLAND; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84921024369     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.11.027     Document Type: Article

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