First Year Morphological Evolution of an Artificial Berm at Fort Myers Beach, Florida

Katherine Brutsche, Ping Wang

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Abstract

This Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) documents the sediment characteristics and first year morphological evolution of an artificial berm placed just offshore in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, based on a series of field data collection periods during the first year after the berm construction.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Jan 1 2012

Keywords

  • shore protection
  • beaches
  • breakwaters
  • dredged materials
  • evolution (general)
  • inlets
  • inshore areas
  • morphology
  • sediments

Disciplines

  • Earth Sciences
  • Geology
  • Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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