Coastal evolution and sediment budget at the mouth of the Columbia River, USA
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Abstract
The coastal morphology of the Mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) has changed dramatically over the past century. Since the construction of jetties in 1914 and 1917, the inlet deepened and stabilized, the outer ebb delta migrated northward and offshore several kilometers, and the adjacent shorelines to the north and south prograded several hundreds of meters. Recently, high rates of erosion along these adjacent shorelines affecting parklands have raised questions about the cause of the erosion. The purpose of the sediment budget analysis presented here is to address these questions by quantitatively examining the links between the morphology change of the shoreline and the ebb delta and historical changes in local and regional sediment supply.
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Publication type | Conference Paper |
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Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
Title | Coastal evolution and sediment budget at the mouth of the Columbia River, USA |
DOI | 10.1061/40566(260)84 |
Year Published | 2001 |
Language | English |
Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers |
Contributing office(s) | Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center |
Description | 10 p. |
Larger Work Type | Book |
Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
Larger Work Title | Coastal dynamics '01 |
First page | 818 |
Last page | 827 |
Conference Title | Fourth Conference on Coastal Dynamics |
Conference Location | Lund, Sweden |
Conference Date | June 11-15, 2001 |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon, Washington |
Other Geospatial | Columbia River |
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