Estuarine research . Volume II : geology and engineering / / edited by L. Eugene Cronin

• Pubblicazione: New York, New York ; ; London, England : , : Academic Press, Inc., , 1975; ©1975
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (604 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.46/09
• Soggetto topico: Engineering geology - Data processing; Engineering geology - Environmental aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): CroninEugene L.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references ande index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; DISCUSSION ; 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 ; BEDFORM CLASSIFICATION
• Sommario/riassunto: Geology and Engineering
• Titolo autorizzato: Estuarine research
• ISBN: 1-4832-6694-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811706103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II