Coastal Processes and Sedimentation on the New England Coast.

Abstract

The report is an abstracted account of work completed on data collected on the New England coast from central Maine to southern Cape Cod. It is a partial summary of six years of field observations which were conducted throughout all seasons of the year. It includes data on beach profiles measured at thirteen localities, sedimentation studies at five tidal inlets, studies of sediment dispersal patterns, wave-refraction studies, and other studies of coastal morphology and sedimentation. Thirty-five abstracts of completed projects are included as Appendix B. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0775851

Entities

People

  • Miles O. Hayes

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.