DOI:
10.6073/pasta/171504b43bb0f5f4b9c564b8e8ba1391
Data set ID:
366
We present high-resolution field measurements of five sites along the United States Atlantic Coast, and cellular automata simulations, to investigate the erosion of marsh boundaries by wave action. According to our analysis, when salt marshes are exposed to high wave energy conditions their boundaries erode uniformly. The resulting erosion events follow a Gaussian distribution, yielding a relatively smooth shoreline. On the contrary, when wind waves are weak and the local marsh resistance is strong, jagged marsh boundaries form.
Publication Date:
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Date Range:
Saturday, March 1, 2008 to Tuesday, August 31, 2010