Beach profile changes and onshore-offshore sand transport on the Oregon coast

Two beaches with significant differences in grain size and thus in beach profile morphology and response to wave conditions were studied on the Oregon coast. Gleneden Beach, just south of Siletz Spit and Lincoln City, has a median grain size of 0.36 mm (medium sand) and a steep beach face slope, whi...

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Main Author: Aguilar Tunon, Nicolas A.
Other Authors: Komar, Paul D.
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/28554