The importance of extratropical and tropical cyclones on the short-term evolution of barrier islands along the northern Gulf of Mexico, USA

2004 ◽  
Vol 210 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 63-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory W. Stone ◽  
Baozhu Liu ◽  
David A. Pepper ◽  
Ping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
Barrier Islands ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Term Evolution

Accumulation and distribution of marine debris on barrier islands across the northern Gulf of Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 139 ◽  
pp. 14-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Wessel ◽  
Kathleen Swanson ◽  
Tracy Weatherall ◽  
Just Cebrian
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Barrier Islands ◽  
Marine Debris ◽  
Northern Gulf Of Mexico

scholarly journals LOW-PROFILE BARRIER ISLAND OVERWASH AND BREACHING IN THE GULF OF MEXICO

1984 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Shea Penland ◽  
John R. Suter
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclone ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Tropical Cyclones ◽  
Storm Track ◽  
Barrier Island ◽  
Barrier Islands ◽  
Hurricane Impacts ◽  
Primary Mechanism ◽  
Low Profile

An analysis of 17 tropical cyclone impacts along barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico has led to the following conclusions: 1) tropical cyclones are the primary mechanism of barrier island overwash and breaching, 2) landward-directed and seaward-directed overwash flow can breach barrier islands, 3) storm track orientation to the shoreline controls the direction of barrier island breaching, 4) shore-normal and right-oblique hurricane impacts breach barrier islands by landward-directed overwash flow, and 5) left-oblique hurricane impacts breach barrier islands by seaward-directed overwash flow.

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