Beach Nourishment Monitoring Program at Ft Massachusetts, West Ship Island, Mississippi
Stone GW. 1998. Beach Nourishment Monitoring Program at Ft Massachusetts, West Ship Island, Mississippi. Volume I. Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University. Baton Rouge, LA
This is the first volume of a 4 volume series addressing beach movement in Gulf Islands National Seashore - FL and MS units. Volume 1 reports specifically on the monitoring of the beach nourishment project adjacent to Ft. Massachusetts in 1996. The report provides quantitative data on nourishment performance, predictions on its lifespan, and recommendations on future shoreline/fort protective measures. Additional information on the impact of Hurricane Danny is included.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Stone, Gregory
- Date of Issue
- 1998-02-20
- Publisher
- Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University
- Units
- GUIS
- Keywords
- Archaeology, Atmospheric Sciences, Barrier Islands, beach migration, Beach Nourishment, Ecology, Erosion, Ft. Massachusetts (GUIS), Gulf Islands National Seashore FL - MS, History, Hurricane Danny, Management, Physical Sciences, West Ship Island (GUIS)