Ebook: Coastal Sedimentary Environments
- Tags: Sedimentology, Ecology, Oceanography, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
- Year: 1985
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York
- Edition: 2
- Language: English
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The zone where land and sea meet is composed of a variety of complex environments. The coastal areas of the world contain a large percentage of its population and are therefore of extreme economic importance. Industrial, residential, and recreational developments, as well as large urban complexes, occupy much of the coastal margin of most highly developed countries. Undoubtedly future expansion in many undeveloped maritime countries will also be concentrated on coastal areas. Accompanying our occupation of coasts in this age of technology is a dependence on coastal environments for transportation, food, water, defense, and recreation. In order to utilize the coastal zone to its capacity, and yet not plunder its resources, we must have extensive knowledge of the complex environments contained along the coasts. The many environments within the coastal zone include bays, estuaries, deltas, marshes, dunes, and beaches. A tremendously broad range of conditions is represented by these environments. Salinity may range from essentially fresh water in estuaries, such as along the east coast of the United States, to extreme hypersaline lagoons, such as Laguna Madre in Texas. Coastal environments may be in excess of a hundred meters deep (fjords) or may extend several meters above sea level in the form of dunes. Some coastal environments are well protected and are not subjected to high physical energy except for occasional storms, whereas beaches and tidal inlets are continuously modified by waves and currents.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
River Deltas....Pages 1-76
Estuaries....Pages 77-186
Intertidal Flats and Intertidal Sand Bodies....Pages 187-224
Coastal Salt Marshes....Pages 225-301
Coastal Dunes....Pages 303-378
Beach and Nearshore Zone....Pages 379-444
Tidal Inlets and Tidal Deltas....Pages 445-532
The Shoreface....Pages 533-624
Coastal Stratigraphic Sequences....Pages 625-663
Modeling Coastal Environments....Pages 665-705
Back Matter....Pages 707-716
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
River Deltas....Pages 1-76
Estuaries....Pages 77-186
Intertidal Flats and Intertidal Sand Bodies....Pages 187-224
Coastal Salt Marshes....Pages 225-301
Coastal Dunes....Pages 303-378
Beach and Nearshore Zone....Pages 379-444
Tidal Inlets and Tidal Deltas....Pages 445-532
The Shoreface....Pages 533-624
Coastal Stratigraphic Sequences....Pages 625-663
Modeling Coastal Environments....Pages 665-705
Back Matter....Pages 707-716
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