Geology of Holocene Barrier Island Systems

Barrier islands represent a complex coastal system that includes a number of different sedimentary depositional environments; nearshore zone, beach, dunes, washover fans, marshes, tidal flats, estuaries, lagoons, and tidal inlets. The morphodynamics of these fragile coastal systems provide a further...

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Other Authors: Davis, Richard A. Jr (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1994, 1994
Edition:1st ed. 1994
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Barrier Island Systems — a Geologic Overview
  • 2 The Outer Banks of North Carolina
  • 3 Texas Barriers
  • 4 Barrier Systems of California, Oregon, and Washington
  • 5 Barriers of the Florida Gulf Peninsula
  • 6 New Jersey and Delmarva Barrier Islands
  • 7 The Georgia Bight Barrier System
  • 8 New England Barriers
  • 9 Barriers of Pacific Alaska
  • 10 Other Barrier Systems of the World
  • Geographic Index