Author: Susan D. HalseyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1184
Book Description
Late Quaternary Geologic History and Morphologic Development of the Barrier Island System Along the Delmarva Peninsula of the Mid-Atlantic Bight
Author: Susan D. HalseyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1184
Book Description
Quaternary Stratigraphy of the Inner Continental Shelf of Maryland
Author: Marguerite A. ToscanoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Continental shelf
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Tripping from the Fall Line
Author: David K. BrezinskiPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 081370040X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
"Emanating from the Fall Line city of Baltimore, site of the 2015 GSA Annual Meeting, these trips reflect the diversity of geological features in the mid-Atlantic region including the Piedmont, Appalachian Mountains, and Coastal Plain, and the importance of geology on the development and construction of the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., metropolitan area"--
Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets
Author: David G. AubreyPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475740573
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Along much of the shoreline of the world, tidal inlets play an important role in nearshore processes, providing links between the coastal oceans and protected embayments. Their study is of particular importance not only for the understanding of fundamental processes in coastal oceanography but also for engineering and the proper management of the delicate equilibrium of our shorelines. This volume, based on the International Symposium on Hydrodynamics and Sediment Dynamics of Tidal Inlets held at Woods Hole, MA, presents the reader with an overview of contemporary research on these important features. The coverage includes: - mathematical modelling, including a review of inlet hydrodynamics, - observations on hydrodynamics, - sedimentology and morphology, - tidal deltas, - processes and policies pertaining to sedimentation, and the - impacts of shore protection and dredging in beaches.
Proceedings of the 43rd Meeting of the Coastal Engineering Research Board
Author: Robert Warren WhalinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Water-resources Investigations Report
Author: Report of Investigations - Maryland Geological Survey
Author: Maryland Geological SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Geology of Holocene Barrier Island Systems
Author: Richard A. Jr. DavisPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642783600
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
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 complication to this coastal type. Although barrier islands comprise only 15% of the world's coastline, they have received a far greater proportion of attention from the scientific and engineering community, and more recently, from coastal managers and environmentalists. Modern barrier islands are arguably the most expensive and most vulnerable of all coastal environments. Pressure from developers for residential, industrial, and recreational development has caused most of our barriers to become significantly impacted by human activity, especially over the past few decades. These pres sures have led to extensive preservation of natural barriers through efforts from all levels of government and also by private organizations. Governments have also formed coastal management programs that help to control any future de velopment with the intent being to keep human activity compatible with barrier island morphodynamics. In order to devise appropriate coastal zone management programs, it is necessary to have a comprehensive understanding of the morpho dynamics of barrier island systems. This volume provides comprehensive details on barrier island morphology, sediment distribution, and the process-response mechanisms that cause changes to both. These are the important aspects of barrier systems that can provide important input into the development and implementation of coastal management programs.
Report of Investigations
Author: Report of Investigations
Author: Maryland Geological SurveyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Continental shelf
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description