The Geomorphology of Puget Sound Beaches

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to synthesize information about the geomorphology and dynamics of Puget Sound's beaches. It summarizes important peer-reviewed literature relevant to these beach environments and assemblies background information that should be useful to shoreline managers and scientists alike.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA477465

Entities

People

  • David Finlayson

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barometric Pressure
  • Cells
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coastal Flooding
  • Drops
  • Environmental Protection
  • Fish
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Groundwater
  • Habitats
  • Meteorology
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Topography
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.