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Estuarine research . Volume II : geology and engineering / / edited by L. Eugene Cronin |
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New York, New York ; ; London, England : , : Academic Press, Inc., , 1975 |
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©1975 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (604 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Engineering geology - Data processing |
Engineering geology - Environmental aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references ande index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Geology and Engineering; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; CONTENTS OF VOLUME I; Estuarine Research; PARTIGEOLOGY: COARSE GRAINED SEDIMENT TRANSPORTAND ACCUMULATION IN ESTUARIES; CHAPTER 1. MORPHOLOGY OF SAND ACCUMULATION IN ESTUARIES: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MICROTIDAL ESTUARIES; MESOTIDAL ESTUARIES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 2. HURRICANES AS GEOLOGIC AGENTSON THE TEXAS COAST1; INTRODUCTION; GEOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF HURRICANES; STORM VARIATIONS; FACTORS DETERMINING DISTRIBUTION OF STORM DEPOSITS; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
REFERENCESCHAPTER 3. TIDE AND FAIR-WEATHER WIND EFFECTSIN A BAR-BUILT LOUISIANA ESTUARY; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; MEASUREMENTS AND DATA ANALYSIS; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 4. PROCESSES OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT AND TIDAL DELTADEVELOPMENT IN A STRATIFIED TIDAL INLET; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE STUDY SITE; MORPHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS; FLOOD-TIDE PROCESSES; EBB-TIDE PROCESSES; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 5. ORIGIN AND PROCESSES OF CUSPATE SPIT SHORELINES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; NANTUCKET CUSPATE SPIT PROCESSES; |
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CONCLUSIONSACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 6. MOVABLE-BED MODEL STUDY OF GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE; THE MODEL; MODEL VERIFICATION; MODEL TEST RESULTS; POSTCONSTRUCTION CONFIRMATION STUDY; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 7. SIMULATION OF SEDIMENT MOVEMENT FORMASONBORO INLET, NORTH CAROLINA; INTRODUCTION; VERIFICATION OF SEDIMENT MOVEMENT; 1964 CONDITION TESTING; 1966 CONDITION TESTING; PATTERNS OF SEDIMENT MOVEMENT; CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENT; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 8. SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN THE VICINITY OFINLETS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SAND TRAPPING1; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION |
HYDRAULICS AND SEDIMENTARY PROCESSESOUTER- AND INNER-SHOAL ACCUMULATION VOLUMES; RELATION TO BEACH-EROSION RATE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 9. A RECENT HISTORY OF MASONBORO INLET,NORTH CAROLINA; INTRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND INLET CHARACTERISTICS; HISTORY OF INLET CHANGES AND RESULTING BEHAVIOR; PLANNED FUTURE CHANGES; CHAPTER 10. THE RECENT HISTORY OF WACHAPREAGUE INLET, VIRGINIA1; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; HISTORICAL CHANGES IN THE INLET COMPLEX CONFIGURATION; PRESENT MOBILE SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTIONOF WACHAPREAGUE INLET COMPLEX; THE GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE INLET COMPLEX |
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 11. THE INFLUENCE OF WAVES ON THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENTOF THE OFFSET COASTAL INLETS OF THE SOUTHERN DELMARVA PENINSULA, VIRGINIA1; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; BATHYMETRY; WAVE REFRACTION; CONCLUSIONS; FUTURE CHANGES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TIDAL INLET: A CASE STUDY1; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; METHODS; CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 12. GENESIS OF BEDFORMS IN MESOTIDAL ESTUARIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; SAND BODY GEOMETRY |
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