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On the planimetric shape of Wreck Bay, Vancouver Is
J. M. Bremner and P. H. LeBlond
On the planimetric shape of Wreck Bay, Vancouver Is
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (December 1974) 44 (4): 1155-1165
On the planimetric shape of Wreck Bay, Vancouver Is
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (December 1974) 44 (4): 1155-1165
Index Terms/Descriptors
- analysis
- bays
- beaches
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Cenozoic
- clastic sediments
- currents
- deposition
- drift
- erosion
- experimental studies
- geomorphology
- Holocene
- littoral drift
- mathematical methods
- ocean circulation
- oceanography
- Pacific Ocean
- processes
- provenance
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- sediments
- shape
- shore features
- swells
- theoretical studies
- tides
- transport
- Vancouver Island
- Western Canada
- longshore
- Northeast
- Wreck Bay
- log-spiral
- planimetric
- spit bars
Latitude & Longitude
Abstract
The planimetric shape of Wreck Bay has been studied by fitting various segments of the bay to theoretical logarithmic spiral curves, and by using the characteristics of incident swell to estimate longshore sediment transport along the beach
ISSN: 0022-4472
Coden: JSEPAK
Serial Title: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Serial Volume: 44
Serial Issue: 4
Title: On the planimetric shape of Wreck Bay, Vancouver Is
Pages: 1155-1165
Published: 197412
Text Language: English
Publisher: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists,
Tulsa, OK,
United States
Accession Number: 1975-021198
Categories: Oceanography
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
N48°30'00" - N51°00'00", W128°30'00" - W123°30'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1975
