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Fine-grained sedimentation on the Chenier Plain Coast and inner continental shelf, northern Gulf of Mexico

Draut, Amy E.Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution2003

This thesis examines the evolution of a mud-dominated coastal sedimentary system on multiple time scales. Fine-grained systems exhibit different properties and behavior from sandy coasts, and have received relatively little research attention to date. Evidence is presented for shoreline accretion …

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