Migration of Assateague Island, Maryland, by inlet and overwash processes Article

Leatherman, SP. (1979). Migration of Assateague Island, Maryland, by inlet and overwash processes . GEOLOGY, 7(2), 104-107. 10.1130/0091-7613(1979)7<104:MOAIMB>2.0.CO;2

cited authors

  • Leatherman, SP

authors

abstract

  • The northern part of Assateague Island, Maryland, has a history of rapid shoreline erosion, with washovers much in evidence. A comparison of aerial photography shows that the greatest island widths and highest rates of landward migration are associated with inlet dynamics. The over-wash process, at maximum transport conditions in this sand-starved area, is effective only in maintaining the island as a low, narrow barrier. © 1979 Geological Society of America.

publication date

  • January 1, 1979

published in

start page

  • 104

end page

  • 107

volume

  • 7

issue

  • 2