BARRIER BEACHES AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE

Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering

E.H. Owens¹ 

[1] Geological Survey of Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth

关键词: barrier beach;    sediment transport;    St. Lawrence;   

DOI  :  10.9753/icce.v14.%p

学科分类：建筑学

来源: Coastal Engineering Research Council

【 摘 要 】

Barrier islands and barrier beaches have developed across structurally controlled estuaries and embayments in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. The supply of sediments to the littoral zone and the subsequent accumulation of barrier deposits is a result of the reworking, transportation and longshore dispersal of sediments which are moved landward by tidal and wave-induced currents from the adjacent shallow sea floor. The size and stability of the barriers is controlled by the shoreline orientation.

【 授权许可】

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