Barrier Island Configuration

The 11 Virginia barrier islands are undergoing rapid changes in shoreline configuration. If this trend continues for another 100 years, two capelike features will develop. The process responsible for this island-chain pattern may be a standing edge wave trapped between Assateague Island and Cape Cha...

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Published in:	Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 204; no. 4391; pp. 401 - 403
Main Authors:	Dolan, Robert, Hayden, Bruce, Jones, Conrad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 27-04-1979
Subjects:	Archipelagos Awards Barrier islands Coasts Correlations Shoals Shorelines
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Summary:	The 11 Virginia barrier islands are undergoing rapid changes in shoreline configuration. If this trend continues for another 100 years, two capelike features will develop. The process responsible for this island-chain pattern may be a standing edge wave trapped between Assateague Island and Cape Charles.
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ISSN:	0036-8075 1095-9203
DOI:	10.1126/science.204.4391.401