Stratigraphic Record of Hurricanes Audrey, Rita and Ike in the Chenier Plain of Southwest Louisiana

Hurricanes Audrey (1957), Rita (2005) and Ike (2008) generated storm surges of 3-5 m that flooded coastal marshes on the Chenier Plain of Southwest Louisiana and transported sandy and muddy washover sediments hundreds of meters inland. Trenching and coring of these marshes reveals that characteristi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of coastal research 2011-01, Vol.SI (64), p.1921-1926
1. Verfasser:	Williams, H.F.L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Beach ridges Bioturbation Categories Deposition Deposits Hurricanes Impact of Extreme Storms Marshes Sedimentation & deposition Sedimentation rates Sediments Storm surges Storms Stratigraphy Texture
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