Distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest

Distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest

Beach sand acts as a buffer to wave energy, protecting the shoreline from erosion. Estimates of the quantity and distribution of beach sand in littoral cells of the PNW are critical to the understanding and prediction of shoreline erosion or accretion. This study was initiated in order to: 1) docume...

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Main Author: Pettit, Don Joseph
Format: Others
Published: PDXScholar 1990
Subjects:
Sand > Pacific States
Littoral drift > Pacific States
Beach erosion > Pacific States
Geology
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spelling ndltd-pdx.edu-oai-pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu-open_access_etds-53202019-10-20T04:59:08Z Distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest Pettit, Don Joseph Beach sand acts as a buffer to wave energy, protecting the shoreline from erosion. Estimates of the quantity and distribution of beach sand in littoral cells of the PNW are critical to the understanding and prediction of shoreline erosion or accretion. This study was initiated in order to: 1) document the distribution of sand in littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest; 2) determine the factors which have brought about these present distributions; and 3) address the relationship of beach sand distribution to shoreline stability. 1990-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4311 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5320&context=open_access_etds Dissertations and Theses PDXScholar Sand -- Pacific States Littoral drift -- Pacific States Beach erosion -- Pacific States Geology
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topic Sand -- Pacific States
Littoral drift -- Pacific States
Beach erosion -- Pacific States
Geology
spellingShingle Sand -- Pacific States
Littoral drift -- Pacific States
Beach erosion -- Pacific States
Geology
Pettit, Don Joseph
Distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest
description Beach sand acts as a buffer to wave energy, protecting the shoreline from erosion. Estimates of the quantity and distribution of beach sand in littoral cells of the PNW are critical to the understanding and prediction of shoreline erosion or accretion. This study was initiated in order to: 1) document the distribution of sand in littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest; 2) determine the factors which have brought about these present distributions; and 3) address the relationship of beach sand distribution to shoreline stability.
author Pettit, Don Joseph
author_facet Pettit, Don Joseph
author_sort Pettit, Don Joseph
title Distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest
title_short Distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest
title_full Distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest
title_fullStr Distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest
title_full_unstemmed Distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the Pacific Northwest
title_sort distribution of sand within selected littoral cells of the pacific northwest
publisher PDXScholar
publishDate 1990
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