Author: Mark J. Johnsson
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813722845
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
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Processes Controlling the Composition of Clastic Sediments
Author: Mark J. Johnsson
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813722845
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813722845
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 357
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Waikiki Beach, Island of Oahu, T.H., Beach Erosion Control Study
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Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 78
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U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 620
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 686
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Languages : en
Pages : 686
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The World's Beaches
Author: Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520948947
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Take this book to the beach; it will open up a whole new world. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps, and graphics, it explores one of the planet’s most dynamic environments—from tourist beaches to Arctic beaches strewn with ice chunks to steaming hot tropical shores. The World’s Beaches tells how beaches work, explains why they vary so much, and shows how dramatic changes can occur on them in a matter of hours. It discusses tides, waves, and wind; the patterns of dunes, washover fans, and wrack lines; and the shape of berms, bars, shell lags, cusps, ripples, and blisters. What is the world’s longest beach? Why do some beaches sing when you walk on them? Why do some have dark rings on their surface and tiny holes scattered far and wide? This fascinating, comprehensive guide also considers the future of beaches, and explains how extensively people have affected them—from coastal engineering to pollution, oil spills, and rising sea levels.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520948947
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Take this book to the beach; it will open up a whole new world. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps, and graphics, it explores one of the planet’s most dynamic environments—from tourist beaches to Arctic beaches strewn with ice chunks to steaming hot tropical shores. The World’s Beaches tells how beaches work, explains why they vary so much, and shows how dramatic changes can occur on them in a matter of hours. It discusses tides, waves, and wind; the patterns of dunes, washover fans, and wrack lines; and the shape of berms, bars, shell lags, cusps, ripples, and blisters. What is the world’s longest beach? Why do some beaches sing when you walk on them? Why do some have dark rings on their surface and tiny holes scattered far and wide? This fascinating, comprehensive guide also considers the future of beaches, and explains how extensively people have affected them—from coastal engineering to pollution, oil spills, and rising sea levels.
The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands
Author: Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822322245
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands is the latest volume in the series, Living with the Shore. Replacing an earlier volume, this thoroughly new book provides a diverse guide to one of America's most popular shorelines. As is true for all books in the series, it is based on the premise that understanding the changing nature of beaches and barrier islands is essential if we are to preserve them for future generations. Evidence that the North Carolina shore is changing is never hard to find, but recently the devastation wrought by Hurricane Fran and the perilous situation of the historic lighthouse at Cape Hatteras have reminded all concerned of the fragility of this coast. Arguing for a policy of intelligent development, one in which residential and commercial structures meet rather than confront the changing nature of the shore, the authors have included practical information on hazards of many kinds--storms, tides, floods, erosion, island migration, and earthquakes. Diagrams and photographs clearly illustrate coastal processes and aid in understanding the impact of hurricanes and northeasters, wave and current dynamics, as well as pollution and other environmental destruction due to overdevelopment. A chapter on estuaries provides related information on the shores of back barrier areas that are growing in popularity for recreational residences. Risk maps focus on the natural hazards of each island and together with construction guidelines provide a basis for informed island management. Lastly, the dynamics of coastal politics and management are reviewed through an analysis of the controversies over the decision to move the Cape Hatteras lighthouse and a proposed effort to stabilize Oregon Inlet. From the natural and historic perspective of the opening chapters to the regional discussions of individual barrier islands, this book is both a primer on coastal processes for the first time visitor as well as a guide to hazard identification for property owners.
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822322245
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands is the latest volume in the series, Living with the Shore. Replacing an earlier volume, this thoroughly new book provides a diverse guide to one of America's most popular shorelines. As is true for all books in the series, it is based on the premise that understanding the changing nature of beaches and barrier islands is essential if we are to preserve them for future generations. Evidence that the North Carolina shore is changing is never hard to find, but recently the devastation wrought by Hurricane Fran and the perilous situation of the historic lighthouse at Cape Hatteras have reminded all concerned of the fragility of this coast. Arguing for a policy of intelligent development, one in which residential and commercial structures meet rather than confront the changing nature of the shore, the authors have included practical information on hazards of many kinds--storms, tides, floods, erosion, island migration, and earthquakes. Diagrams and photographs clearly illustrate coastal processes and aid in understanding the impact of hurricanes and northeasters, wave and current dynamics, as well as pollution and other environmental destruction due to overdevelopment. A chapter on estuaries provides related information on the shores of back barrier areas that are growing in popularity for recreational residences. Risk maps focus on the natural hazards of each island and together with construction guidelines provide a basis for informed island management. Lastly, the dynamics of coastal politics and management are reviewed through an analysis of the controversies over the decision to move the Cape Hatteras lighthouse and a proposed effort to stabilize Oregon Inlet. From the natural and historic perspective of the opening chapters to the regional discussions of individual barrier islands, this book is both a primer on coastal processes for the first time visitor as well as a guide to hazard identification for property owners.
Scientific Monograph Series
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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An Ecological Survey of the Coastal Region of Georgia
Author: Albert Sydney Johnson
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Marine Debris
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 1314
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 1314
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