Evolution of Mid-Atlantic Coastal and Back-Barrier Estuary Environments in Response to a Hurricane: Implications for Barrier-Estuary Connectivity

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 916-934

  Miselis, Jennifer L ^a   Andrews, Brian D ^a   Nicholson, Robert S ^a   Defne, Zafer ^a   Ganju, Neil K ^a   Navoy, Anthony ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barnegat Bay; Coastal change; Geomorphology; Hurricane Sandy; Numerical modeling; Sediments; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL EVOLUTION; CONNECTIVITY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ESTUARY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HURRICANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE CHANGE; WATER QUALITY;

BARNEGAT BAY; LITTLE EGG HARBOR; NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84951931911     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-015-0057-x     Document Type: Article

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