Human-Induced Changes in Back-Barrier Environments as Factors in Tidal Inlet Instability with Emphasis on Florida

Abstract

This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (ERDC/CHL CHETN-IV-57) provides general information about the consequences of human alterations of back-barrier environments on tidal inlet stability, including several examples from the Gulf Coast of peninsular Florida.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA605319

Entities

People

  • Gary A. Zarillo
  • Richard A. Davis Jr.

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Barrier Islands
  • Climate Change
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Floods
  • Hydraulics
  • Instability
  • Littoral Drift
  • Materials
  • Navigation
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • United States
  • Water Quality
  • Waterways

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.