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Sandy Estuarine Fill Transported into the Mouth of Chesapeake Bay
Hobbs, C. H. Cohen, S. M. Berquist, C. R.
Hobbs, C. H.
Cohen, S. M.
Berquist, C. R.
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The landward flux of sand into an estuary is a process that is seldom documented or quantified, yet is important to the sedimentary dynamics of a maturing estuary. Data from three recent studies converge to demonstrate the transport of sand into Chesapeake Bay from the adjacent shelf. A 100- year sediment budget, distributions of heavy minerals, and seismic-reflection data all point to the bay mouth as a gate through which a significant quantity of sand enters the estuarine system.
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1986
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Florida State University
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