Final Report on the Shoreline Changes on Perdido Key, Florida, Gulf Islands National Seashore

Psuty N and Jagger KA. 1990. Final Report on the Shoreline Changes on Perdido Key, Florida, Gulf Islands National Seashore. Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ

This document is the final report that documents shoreline modification on the Gulf of Mexico side of Perdido Key. Following a 2.25 million cubic yard beach nourishment project in 1985, beach retreatment and erosion was accelerated by 3 hurricanes. Some beach accretion was evident in 1987. The report noted that the amount, distribution, and elevation of the beach-fill has a major influence on the rate of subsequent shoreline movement.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Psuty, Norbert; Jagger, Kathleen
Date of Issue
1990-04
Publisher
Center for Coastal and Environmental Studies, Rutgers University
Units
GUIS
Keywords
Beach Erosion, beach migration, Beach Nourishment, Gulf Islands National Seashore FL - MS, Hydrology, Management, Perdido Key (GUIS), Physical Sciences, Sediment Transport

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