Sediment Deposition Following Construction of a Breakwater Harbor: Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island, USA

Breakwaters are a common shoreline protection structure, often trapping sediment as the incoming wave energy is reduced. Quantifying the dynamics and volume of these sediment sinks within a coastal system is an important step toward understanding the sediment budget for a particular coastal area. Th...

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Main Authors: Bryan A. Oakley, Cody J. Murphy, Kym K. Lee, Robert J. Hollis, Brian Caccioppoli, John W. King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/11/863