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Date Permissions Signed

5-21-2018

Date of Award

Summer 1987

Document Type

Masters Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Geology

First Advisor

Schwartz, Maurice L.

Second Advisor

Kelsey, H. M.

Third Advisor

Terich, Thomas

Abstract

Quantitative analysis of net shore-drift has been carried out at twenty-six sites in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Washington, U.S.A. Three methods were used to obtain net shore-drift rates: (1) field measurement of sediment accumulation at drift obstructions; (2) extrapolation of spit growth using aerial photographs and historical maps; and (3) evaluation of maintenance-dredging volumes at navigation channels.

The study area was divided into four regions based on physiography, and the effect of wind patterns on the area. The largest volumes of sediment were transported in the west-central region, along the southern coast of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The smallest transport volumes were recorded along the southern coast of Puget Sound, while east-central and northern Puget Sound were intermediate with regard to sediment transport volumes.

The factors influencing net shore-drift rates are; fetch distance, available sediment, and drift cell length.

Type

Text

Keywords

Net shore-drift, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Net shore-drift rates, Washington state

Publisher

Western Washington University

OCLC Number

1060572969

Subject – LCSH

Littoral drift--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Littoral drift--Juan de Fuca, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.); Coast changes--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Coast changes--Juan de Fuca, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.)

Geographic Coverage

Puget Sound (Wash.); Juan de Fuca, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.); Pacific Coast (North America)

Format

application/pdf

Genre/Form

masters theses

Language

English

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission.

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