Shoreline changes on Galveston Island (Bolivar Roads to San Luis Pass): An analysis of historical changes of the Texas Gulf shoreline.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noGB459.25 M6 1974 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorMorton, R.A.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:55:39Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:55:39Z
dc.date.issued1974en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description34 pagesen_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractHistorical monitoring along Galveston Island records the type and magnitude of changes in position of the shoreline and vegetation line and provides insight into the factors affecting those changes. Documentation of changes is aided by the compilation of shoreline and vegetation line position from topographic maps, aerial photographs, and coastal charts of various vintages. Major and minor factors affecting shoreline changes include: (1) climate, (2) storm frequency, (3) local and eustatic sea-level conditions, (4) sediment budget, and (5) human activities. The major factors affecting shoreline changes along the Texas Coast, including Galveston Island, are a deficit in sediment supply and relative sea-level rise or compactional subsidence. Changes in the vegetation line are primarily related to storms. Studies indicate that shoreline and vegetation line changes on Galveston Island are largely the result of natural processes and their effects is requisite to avoid or minimize physical and economic losses associated with development and use of the beach.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Islanden_US
dc.geo-codeBolivar Roadsen_US
dc.geo-codeSan Luis Passen_US
dc.historyNovember 1994en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/20094
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Collection; Available for download at the link below.en_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeAustin, Texasen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geologyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries2316en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesGeological Circular 74-2en_US
dc.subjectcoastal zoneen_US
dc.subjectcoastal erosionen_US
dc.subjecterosionen_US
dc.subjectaccretionen_US
dc.subjectvegetation coveren_US
dc.subjectclimateen_US
dc.subjectcoastsen_US
dc.titleShoreline changes on Galveston Island (Bolivar Roads to San Luis Pass): An analysis of historical changes of the Texas Gulf shoreline.en_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US
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