Morphodynamics of Barrier Systems: A Synthesis

Authors

Radolph A. McBride, George Mason University
John B. Anderson, Rice University
Ilya V. Buynevich, Temple University
William J. Cleary, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Michael S. Fenster, Randolph Macon College
Duncan M. FitzGerald, Boston University
M. S. Harris, College of Charleston
Christopher J. Hein, Boston University
Antonio H. F. Klein, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Baozhu Liu, Louisiana State University
Ping Wang, University of South FloridaFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2013

Keywords

Alabama, Amero-trailing-edge coast, Australia, Barrier island, Barrier spit, Brazilian coast, Collision coast, Dunes, East Florida coast, Georgia bight coast, German Bight, Gulf of Alaska coast, Headland beach, Louisiana, Mainland beach, Marginal sea coast, Mid-Atlantic bight coast, Mississippi, New England coast, New Zealand, North Frisian Islands, Northwest Florida coast, Outer Banks, Texas Gulf coast, Wadden Sea, West Florida coast, West Frisian Islands

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00279-7

Abstract

The morphodynamics of open-ocean barrier systems (barrier islands, barrier spits, and mainland or headland beaches), synthesizing classic studies, current scientific knowledge, and future research directions regarding a number of barrier systems globally are reviewed. Within a coastal tectonic framework, the authors address: (1) Amero-trailing-edge coasts (USA's New England coast, mid-Atlantic Bight coast, North Carolina Outer Banks, Georgia Bight coast, and Florida Atlantic coast; Brazil's Santa Catarina coast; German Bight coast; and southern and western Australian coasts); (2) marginal-sea coasts (USA's Florida Gulf Coast; Gulf Coast of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana; Texas Gulf Coast; and eastern Australian coast); and (3) collision coasts (USA's Alaskan Pacific coast and New Zealand). Moreover, the chapter includes a glossary and robust current set of references.

Comments

Complete list of authors: J. T. de Menezes, M. Pejrup, S. R. Riggs, A. D. Short, G. W. Stone, and D. J. Wallace

Was this content written or created while at USF?

Yes

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Morphodynamics of Barrier Systems: A Synthesis, in D. J. Sherman & J. F. Shroder (Eds.), Treatise on Geomorphology, v. 10, Academic Press, p. 166-244

Scholar Commons Citation

McBride, Radolph A.; Anderson, John B.; Buynevich, Ilya V.; Cleary, William J.; Fenster, Michael S.; FitzGerald, Duncan M.; Harris, M. S.; Hein, Christopher J.; Klein, Antonio H. F.; Liu, Baozhu; and Wang, Ping, "Morphodynamics of Barrier Systems: A Synthesis" (2013). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 1213.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1213