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Relationships between surf-zone processes and subaerial beach changes are considered as they occur on Bodie Island, North Carolina. The processes include: wave height, wave period, wave direction, and still-water level. Measurements of beach change include: beach thickness, width, and slope, as well as the size and sorting of the beach-face sediment. Analysis reveals that changes in these beach characteristics are predictable using only two of the process factors considered: wave height and still-water level. Large waves with high water levels cause rapid reductions in beach thickness, width, and slope. Small waves with low water levels are associated with thicker, wider, and steeper beaches. Sediment size and sorting show little association with the processes of beach configuration. (Author)
Relationships between surf-zone processes and subaerial beach changes are considered as they occur on Bodie Island, North Carolina. The processes include: wave height, wave period, wave direction, and still-water level. Measurements of beach change include: beach thickness, width, and slope, as well as the size and sorting of the beach-face sediment. Analysis reveals that changes in these beach characteristics are predictable using only two of the process factors considered: wave height and still-water level. Large waves with high water levels cause rapid reductions in beach thickness, width, and slope. Small waves with low water levels are associated with thicker, wider, and steeper beaches. Sediment size and sorting show little association with the processes of beach configuration. (Author)
Beach Changes on the Outer Banks of North Carolina
R. Dolan (author)
1965
15 pages
Report
No indication
English
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