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A Guide to the Geology of Delaware's Coastal Environments
Author | : John Christian Kraft |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 234 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Atlantic Coast (Del.) |
ISBN | : |
The low-lying Delaware coast includes the highly varied geomorphic elements of a major estuary; highlands undergoing erosion; spits; dunes, marshes; and a lagoon-barrier shoreline. Vertical sediment sequences and geomorphic patterns as interpreted in this study should form useful models in deciphering paleogeography an sedimentary processes of coastal change. The three major elements of coastal change identified include: (1) the relative rise in sea level (now proceeding at a rate of approximately 1/2 foot per century), (2) coastal erosion and deposition processes, and (3) the resultant sequences of sedimentary lithosomes which reveal the past history of coastal change. The physical elements of the coastal geology are illustrated with photographs comparing details on the surface and from the air. Many diagrams and cross sections interpret and project and structural information obtained in field surveys. (Author).
Coastal Evolution
Author | : R. W. G. Carter |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 548 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780521598903 |
A 1995 review of how shorelines have changed since the last Ice Age, and what this implies for future environmental management.
Barrier Islands of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States
Author | : Gulf South Research Institute |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Barrier islands |
ISBN | : |
Subsurface Reservoir Characterization from Outcrop Observations
Author | : Rémi Eschard |
Publisher | : Editions TECHNIP |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9782710806509 |
Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins
Author | : Mike R. Leeder |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 621 |
Release | : 2009-04-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1444311409 |
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 Sedimentary Environments
Author | : R.A. Jr. Davis |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1468400568 |
Richard A. Davis The zone where land and sea meet is composed of a variety of complex environ ments. The coastal areas of the world contain a large percentage of its population and are therefore of extreme economic importance. Industrial, residential, and recreational developments, as well as large urban complexes, occupy much of the coastal margin of most highly developed countries. Undoubtedly future expan sion in many undeveloped maritime countries will also be concentrated on coastal areas. Accompanying our occupation of coasts in this age of technology is a dependence on coastal environments for transportation, food, water, defense, and recreation. In order to utilize the coastal zone to its capacity, and yet not plunder its resources, we must have extensive knowledge of the complex environ ments contained along the coasts. The many environments within the coastal zone include bays, estuaries, deltas, marshes, dunes, and beaches. A tremendously broad range of conditions is represented by these environments. Salinity may range from essentially fresh water in estuaries, such as along the east coast of the United States, to extreme hypersaline lagoons, such as Laguna Madre in Texas. Coastal environments may be in excess of a hundred meters deep (fjords) or may extend several meters above sea level in the form of dunes. Some coastal environments are well protected and are not subjected to high physical energy except for occasional storms, whereas beaches and tidal inlets are continuously modified by waves and currents.
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science
Author | : M. Schwartz |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 1243 |
Release | : 2006-11-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1402038801 |
This new Encyclopedia of Coastal Science stands as the latest authoritative source in the field of coastal studies, making it the standard reference work for specialists and the interested lay person. Unique in its interdisciplinary approach. This Encyclopedia features contributions by 245 well-known international specialists in their respective fields and is abundantly illustrated with line-drawings and photographs. Not only does this volume offer an extensive number of entries, it also includes various appendices, an illustrated glossary of coastal morphology and extensive bibliographic listings.
Stratigraphy and Geologic History of a Holocene Lagoon
Author | : Michael J. Chrzastowski |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Geology, Stratigraphic |
ISBN | : |
Barrier Dynamics and Response to Changing Climate
Author | : Laura J. Moore |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 407 |
Release | : 2018-01-17 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3319680862 |
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.