Amasowa: An Experiment In The Reclamation Of Eroded Beach Areas On Atoll Islands

Winter, Stephen J.

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Amasowa: An Experiment In The Reclamation Of Eroded Beach Areas On Atoll Islands

1997
By Winter, Stephen J.

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Personal Author:

Winter, Stephen J.
NOAA Program & Office:

Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
Sea Grant Program:

HAWAU (Hawaii Sea Grant)
Description:

Typhoons can cause severe erosion on atoll islands in Micronesia. A common response is to build seawalls, but seawalls can aggravate the problem they are intended to solve. Beach replenishment and revegetation are a natural alternative to the constructi
Keywords:

Beach Erosion Beach Nourishment Reclamation Of Land Shore Protection Beach Erosion Beach Nourishment Reclamation Of Land Shore Protection
Sea Grant Document Number:

HAWAU-T-97-004
Document Type:

Technical Report
Place as Subject:

Micronesia Chuuk
Rights Information:

Public Domain
Compliance:

Library
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:dc693ed0382945519f70006dfe78221928c99d9bfda55ef24c65bbc8a9e038e7
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/35702/noaa_35702_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.42 MB ]

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