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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cronin, Eugene L., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Engineering geology--Data processing.

Engineering geology.

Engineering geology--Environmental aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (604 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, England : Academic Press, Inc., 1975.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Geology and Engineering

Contents:

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

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Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references ande index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 19, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4832-6694-X