Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
This study examines sedimentological trends across the Merrimack Embayment and associated barrier island system in northeastern Massachusetts. Samples collected in 2014-15 across the embayment were analyzed to produce grain size distributions and statistical parameters, which were compared on spatial and short-term temporal scales to observe how sediment is reworked after it is deposited on the barrier beaches. Evidence is given to support existing hypotheses of storm-driven sediment transport and a southerly-fining trend away from the Merrimack River inlet. This study adds to the wealth of data on Plum Island, as a high-resolution spatial and temporal database of sedimentological trends.
Date Awarded
2016
Department
Geology
Advisor 1
Christopher Hein
Recommended Citation
Marino, George B. IV, "Seasonal and Spatial Variability in the Sedimentology of the Merrimack Embayment" (2016). Geology Senior Theses. William & Mary. Paper 370.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/geologyseniors/370
