A cyclic model of foredune blowout evolution for a leeward coast: Island Beach, New Jersey
This paper examines the sequenced cyclic changes in a coastal dune system associated with the formation and development of blowouts at Island Beach State Park, New Jersey during the period 1981 to 1991.
Assessing the usefulness of a cartographic curiosity : the 1673 map of a sugar island
La carte de Montserrat, LeewardIslands, est une source documentaire fiable une fois les distorsions spatiales corrigées. Elle pouvait servir de cadre à une agence coloniale du XVII siècle.
The orientation of sorted stripes in the maritime subantarctic, Marion Island
Dynamique de versant ; Glace ; Ile ; Océan Indien ; Pente de versant ; Prince Edward Island ; Périglaciaire ; Traînée avec triage ; Vent ; Zone froide ; Zone subantarctique
Cold area ; Ice ; Indian Ocean ; Island ; Periglacial features ; Prince Edward Island ; Slope dynamics ; Slope gradient ; Wind
The orientation of sorted stripes developed in glacial deposits on Marion Island is examined. This study confirms earlier reports of preferential occurrence of sorted stripes on windward slopes. However, sorted stripes were also found to occur
on low angle leeward slopes. Mechanisms for the orientation of sorted stripes by wind action are discussed.
Coastal changes over the past 200 years around Ovalau and Moturiki islands, Fiji : implications for coastal zone management
Coastal environment ; Coastal erosion ; Ecosystem ; Environmental management ; Fiji ; Human impact ; Island ; Mangrove ; Sea level ; Sustainable development ; Tropical zone
they experienced urban and infrastructural developments before most other parts. The islands are surrounded by coral reef, mangroves are concentrated along leeward coasts. Most shoreline-protection initiatives (vegetation planting and seawall construction) have
The islanads Ovalau and Moturiki in central Fiji are selected for the investigation of coastal change over the past c.200 years. Although having coastal environments typical of many tropical Pacific Islands, they are also atypical because
Late Holocene sea-level changes in the Society Islands and in the Northwest Tuamotu Atolls in Proceedings. Volume 3. Symposia and seminars.
moving from the LeewardIslands towards Tahiti. this is evidence of an active flexuring of the lithosphere. (Authors).
the present MSL from between 6000 and 5500 yr BP until at least 1200 yr BP. In Makatea marks of a maximum MSL at about + 1 m are found all around the island. In the Society Islands a 0.5 m decrease in the emergence of the 3000 yr BP shoreline can be observed
Aeolian features ; Aeolian transport ; Barchan ; Canary Islands ; Carbonate ; Dune ; Land use ; Model ; Plant cover ; Sand ; Wind
On the eastern Canary Islands a wide variety of carbonate sand dune types exists, controlled by sediment supply, topographic position, landforms, and wind regime. Detailed field studies were carried out over a period of about 15 years. This paper
gives a comparative summary of the main results, based on the following study areas : sand shields and barchans of Famara (Lanzarote), crescentic ridges of Corralejo (NE-Fuerteventura), linear dunes on the leeward coastline of Jandía (S-Fuerteventura
Antilles ; Antilles anglaises ; Bahamas ; Barbade ; Belize ; CARICOM ; Commonwealth ; Grenada ; Guyane ; Géographie de l'Amérique ; Histoire ; Intégration politique ; Intégration économique ; Jamaïque ; Leewardislands ; Mer des Caraïbes
; Organisation internationale ; Politique étrangère ; Processus de décision ; Régionalisation ; Trinité-et-Tobago ; West Indies ; West Indies Associated States ; Windward islands
Holocene sea levels of Bonaire (Leeward Antilles) and tectonic implications
The AA. present a relative sea-level (RSL) curve for the island of Bonaire (S Caribbean). They used 42 C ages from 20 sediment cores taken from 9 different sedimentary archives along the coast. The sedimentary environment of each index point
Aeolian dynamics over a coastal foredune, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Canada ; Couverture végétale ; Dune ; Estran ; Géomorphodynamique ; Littoral ; Maritime Provinces ; Prince Edward Island ; Transport éolien ; Vitesse du vent
Aeolian transport ; Canada ; Coastal environment ; Dune ; Earth surface processes ; Foreshore ; Maritime Province ; Plant cover ; Prince Edward Island ; Wind speed
, contributing sediment to the stoss slope, crest and leeward slopes of the foredune and backing dunes.
Dynamique de versant ; Eboulement ; Géotechnique ; Modèle ; Montagne ; Nouvelle-Zélande ; Pergélisol ; Périglaciaire ; Radiation ; Risque naturel ; South Island ; Température ; Température de la roche
Geotechnics ; Model ; Mountain ; Natural hazards ; New Zealand ; Periglacial features ; Permafrost ; Radiation ; Rockfall ; Slope dynamics ; South Island ; Temperature
of the Alps and further leeward where the climate is much drier. Here, the first results from this study are presented and a modelling approach relating permafrost distribution in steep rock walls to potential solar radiation is described. Rock temperatures
En Islande, la géothermie supplée le manque d'énergie fossile. L'A. retrace l'histoire de l'utilisation de cette source d'énergie et présente la situation actuelle de l'Islande.―(D. Rouvière).