Barrier dynamics and response to changing climate. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Laura J. Moore, A. Brad Murray, editors.
• Editors: Moore, Laura J; Murray, A. Brad
• Contents: Intro; Dedication; Preface; Motivation; An Overview of Barrier Dynamics; Scope of the Volume: An Overview of Chapters; Observation-Focused Contributions; Modeling-Focused Contributions; State of the Science and Future Directions; References; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Observations and Conceptual Models of Barrier Response to Changing Climate; Runaway Barrier Island Transgression Concept: Global Case Studies; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodology; 3 Background; 3.1 Marsh Deterioration Processes and Existing Modeling Results. 3.2 Effects of Sea-level Rise on Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport3.3 Barrier/Tidal Inlet Response to Various Forcings: Basic Relationships; 4 Case Studies; 4.1 Nauset Spit-New Inlet, Cape Cod, Massachusetts; 4.2 Ocean City Inletâ#x80;#x93;Assateague Island, Maryland; 4.3 Virginia Barriers; 4.4 Barataria Barriers, Louisiana; 4.5 Chandeleur Islands and Isle Dernieres, Louisiana; 4.5.1 The Chandeleur Islands; 4.5.2 The Isles Dernieres; 4.6 Copper River Barriers, Alaska; 4.7 East Friesian Islands, Germany; 5 Runaway Transgression Model; 5.1 Presentation of Concept and Stages. 5.1.1 Stable Barrier5.1.2 Disintegrating Barrier; 5.2 Final Disposition of Barrier Sand; 6 Summary and Conclusions; References; Drowned Barriers as Archives of Coastal-ÂƯResponse to Sea-Level Rise; 1 Introduction; 2 Barrier Coastal-Response to Transgression; 3 Synthesis of Drowned Barriers; 4 Characteristics of Drowned Barriers; 5 Patterns of Drowned Barrier Distribution and Behaviour; 5.1 Distribution of Drowned Barriers in Space and Time; 5.2 Barrier Formation; 5.3 Barrier Retreat Through Overstepping; 5.4 Barrier Preservation. 6 Relative Significance of Controls on Barrier Overstepping6.1 Relative Sea-Level Rise; 6.2 Sediment Supply; 6.3 Topography/Antecedence; 7 Prerequisites for Barrier Retreat Through Overstepping; 8 Conclusions; References; Barrier Island and Estuary Co-evolution in Response to Holocene Climate and Sea-ÂƯLevel Change: Pamlico Sound and the Outer Banks Barrier Islands, North Carolina, USA; 1 Introduction; 2 Study Area; 2.1 Modern Setting; 2.2 Antecedent Topography; 3 Evolution in Response to Climate and Sea-Level Change; 3.1 Early Holocene to ca 4000 Cal Year BP. 3.1.1 Coastal Evolution3.2 ca 4000â#x80;#x93;3500 Cal Year BP; 3.2.1 Coastal Evolution; 3.3 ca 3500â#x80;#x93;1200 Cal Year BP (750 CEâ#x80;#x93;Common Era); 3.3.1 Coastal Evolution; 3.4 The Medieval Climate Anomaly (ca 1200 Cal Year BP to ca 800 Cal Year BP; 750â#x80;#x93;1150 CE); 3.4.1 Coastal Evolution; 3.5 The Little Ice Age (ca 500 Cal Year BP) to Present; 3.5.1 Coastal Evolution; 4 Summary; References; Abrupt Increase in Washover Deposition Along a Transgressive Barrier Island During the Late Nineteenth Century Acceleration in Sea-Level Rise; 1 Introduction; 2 Study Area and Background; 3 Methods; 3.1 Coring.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 551.42; Geography; Barrier islands; Barrier island ecology; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Barrier island ecology; Barrier islands; Geography; Physical Geography; Climate Change Management and Policy; Coastal Sciences; Climate Change; Geomorphology; Environmental Management; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Science -- Environmental Science; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; The environment; Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; Climate change; Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Environmental management; Physical geography; Climatic changes; Environmental management; Physical geography & topography; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319680866; 3319680862
• Related ISBNs: 9783319680842; 3319680846
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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