FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
known wave, tidal, and sedimentological including seasonal wave approach angle data it would be a straightforward task to changes, and data for beaches composed of compile such results, particularly in Florida sand and pebbles (i.e., a very large standard where the coast has been monumented, deviation) would help in understanding the role of the sedimentologic property element.
CONCLUDING REMARKS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For much of our shoreline, seasonal
shifts in shoreline position occur. While the Review of an earlier manuscript phenomenon has been the subject of leading to this paper provided significant considerable concern, no specific guidance, and those comments and quantification has, until now, surfaced, suggestions from Paul T. O'Hargan, Joe W.
Johnson, George M. Cole, Alan W.
It has been noted earlier that some Niedoroda, and Gerald M. Ward are gratefully shorelines (e.g., east-west trending shores) acknowledged. James R. Allen and Ralph R. apparently do not exhibit seasonal shifts. Clark, and William F. Tanner reviewed the This may be due to storm wave impacts present form of the paper and made several occurring in groups for periods of less than valuable suggestions. Special thanks are monthly and/or due to climatic change also extended to Kenneth Campbell, Ed affecting storm front azimuths relative to Lane,Jacqueline M. Lloyd, Frank Rupert, and shoreline azimuths. Correlation might be Thomas M. Scott of the Florida Geological attained by selecting most and least active Survey for the many useful editorial monthly averages, or by applying moment comments. statistics.
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An historical study of Gulf of Mexico
storm wave and direct coastal impacts, as Aguilar-Tunan, N. A., and Komar, P. D., Dolan and others (1988) conducted for the 1978, The annual cycle of profile Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina, is needed. changes of two Oregon beaches: Results of such a study would shed light on The Ore Bin, v. 40, p. 25-39. the regional behavior of east-west trending
shores of the central Gulf, and would also be Aubrey, D. G., 1979, Seasonal patterns of applicable to the more nearly north-south onshore-offshore sediment trending shores of the lower Gulf coasts of movement: Journal of Geophysical Florida and Texas. Research, v. 84, p. 6347-6354.
While the methodology for assessing Inman, D. L., and Nordstrom, average seasonal shoreline and beach width C. E., 1976, Beach profiles at Torrey variability can be used for a variety of Pines, California: in Proceedings, important applications, the developments 15th International Coastal presented here are a first appraisal. The Engineering Conference, v. 2, p. intent of this work is to invoke interest in the 1297-1311. subject and to act as a plea for additional
data on which to test existing predictive
methodology and/or develop more exacting
technology. For instance, while this work
treats straight ocean-fronting beaches
composed of sand, seasonal changes of
pocket beaches might be treated by
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