Formation and Evolution of Multiple Tidal Inlets
Author : Aubrey
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 12,5 MB
Release : 1993
Category :
ISBN :
High Resolution Morphodynamics and Sedimentary Evolution of Estuaries
Author : Duncan M. FitzGerald
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 35,94 MB
Release : 2007-07-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 140203296X
Book Description
This collection of papers offers a new approach to nearshore and estuary studies, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary techniques and data integration. The important results of these studies are accompanied by full color images.
Tidal Inlets
Author : J. van de Kreeke
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 13,9 MB
Release : 2017-06-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1107194415
Book Description
Using field observations and simple models, this book describes the latest developments in the hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of tidal inlets.
Barrier Dynamics and Response to Changing Climate
Author : Laura J. Moore
Publisher : Springer
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 10,37 MB
Release : 2018-01-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319680862
Book Description
This book presents chapters, written by leading coastal scientists, which collectively depict the current understanding of the processes that shape barrier islands and barrier spits, with an emphasis on the response of these landforms to changing conditions. A majority of the world’s population lives along the coast at the dynamic intersection between terrestrial and marine ecosystems and landscapes. As narrow, low-lying landforms, barriers are especially vulnerable to changes in sea level, storminess, the geographic distribution of grass species, and the rate of sand supply—some barriers will undergo rapid changes in state (e.g., from landward migrating to disintegrating), on human time scales. Attempts by humans to prevent change can hasten the loss of these landforms, threatening their continued existence as well as the recreational, financial and ecosystem service benefits they provide. Understanding the processes and interactions that drive landscape response to climate change and human actions is essential to adaptation. As managers and governments struggle to plan for the future along low-lying coasts worldwide, and scientists conduct research that provides useful guidance, this volume offers a much-needed compilation for these groups, as well as a window into the science of barrier dynamics for anyone who is generally interested in the impacts of a changing world on coastal environments.
The Proceedings of the Coastal Sediments 2011
Author : Ping Wang
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 921 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9814355526
Book Description
This proceedings contains nearly 200 papers on cutting-edge research presented at the seventh international Symposium on Coastal Engineering and Science of Coastal Sediment Processes, held May 26, 2011, in Miami, Florida, USA. This technical specialty conference was devoted to promoting an interdisciplinary exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge among researchers in the fields of coastal engineering, geology, oceanography, and related disciplines, with a theme of bringing together theory and practice. Focusing on the physical aspects of sediment processes in various coastal environments, this three-volume conference proceedings provides findings from the latest research and newest engineering applications. Session topics cover a wide range including barrier-island morphodynamics and evolution, beach nourishment and shore protection, coastal dunes, cohesive sediment transport, field and laboratory measurements of sediment transport processes and numerical modeling, gravel transport, large-scale and long-term coastal changes, LiDAR and remote sensing, longshore and cross-shore sediment transport, marsh and wetlands, regional sediment management, river deltas, sea-level changes, shelf and sand bodies, shoreline changes, tidal inlets and navigation channels. A special session on recent research findings at the Northern Gulf of Mexico is also included.
Principles of Tidal Sedimentology
Author : Richard A. Davis Jr.
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 38,56 MB
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9400701233
Book Description
This book presents a comprehensive, contemporary review of tidal environments and deposits. Individual chapters, each written by world-class experts, cover the full spectrum of coastal, shallow-marine and even deep-marine settings where tidal action influences or controls sediment movement and deposition. Both siliciclastic and carbonate deposits are covered. Various chapters examine the dynamics of sediment transport by tides, and the morphodynamics of tidal systems. Several chapters explore the occurrence of tidal deposits in the stratigraphic context of entire sedimentary basins. This book is essential reading for both coastal geologists and managers, and geologists interested in extracting hydrocarbons from complex tidal successions.
Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins
Author : Mike R. Leeder
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 621 pages
File Size : 23,19 MB
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1444311409
Book Description
Sedimentology is a core discipline of earth and environmental sciences. It enquires the origins, transport and deposition of mineral sediment on the Earth's surface. The subject is a link between positive effects arising from the building of relief by tectonics and the negative action of denudation in drainage catchments and tectonic subsidence in sedimentary basins. The author addresses the principles of the subject, emphasising the advantages of a general science approach and the importance of understanding modern processes. Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins is not an encyclopaedia, but attempts to stimulate interdisciplinary thought across the whole subject area and related disciplines. The book has been designed to meet the needs of earth and environmental science undergraduates.
Coastal Lagoon Processes
Author : B. Kjerfve
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 47,6 MB
Release : 1994-05-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080870988
Book Description
This is a broad-based review of the environmental, oceanographic, engineering, and management aspects of coastal lagoons summarized in a convenient single volume. A comprehensive literature review, as well as references add to the utility of this volume, creating an invaluable resource for academics, scientists, and laymen.
The Proceedings Of The Coastal Sediments 2015
Author : Jun Cheng
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 3129 pages
File Size : 26,43 MB
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 981468998X
Book Description
This Proceedings contains over 260 papers on cutting-edge research presented at the eighth international Symposium on Coastal Sediment Processes, held May 11 - 15, 2015, in San Diego, California, USA. This technical specialty conference was devoted to promoting an interdisciplinary exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge among researchers in the fields of coastal engineering, geology, oceanography, and related disciplines, with the theme of Understanding and Working with Nature.Focusing on the physical aspects of the sediment processes in various coastal environments, this Proceedings provides findings from the latest research and newest engineering applications. Sessions covered a wide range of topics including barrier islands, beaches, climate and sea level, cohesive and noncohesive sediments, coastal bluffs, coastal marsh, dredged sediments, inlet and navigation channels, regional sediment management, river deltas, shore protection, tsunamis, and vegetation-sediment interaction. Several special sessions included: Relevant science for changing coastlines: A Tribute to Gary Griggs; North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study and post-super-storm Sandy work; long-term coastal evolution; barrier islands of Louisiana; sea-level rise and super storms in a warming world; predicting decadal coastal geomorphic evolution; and contrasting Pacific coastal behavior with El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), are also featured.
The Late Quaternary Construction of Cape Cod, Massachusetts: A Reconsideration of the W. M. Davis Model
Author : Elazar Uchupi
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813723094
