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Physical Processes And Drivers On Landscapes In Coastal Louisiana And Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Mandy Michelle Green

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation comprises an analysis of wind frequency and magnitude data and resulting sand transport for Cape Cod, Massachusetts; wind speed and wave height data for coastal Louisiana; and habitat classification and elevation data for a retrogradational barrier island in coastal Louisiana. Chapter 2 presents an analysis of wind data for Cape Cod, Massachusetts in which annual, seasonal, niño, and storm-related wind patterns were investigated to analyze the potential for aeolian sand transport in a blowout dune located on Cape Cod. Results indicate that wind patterns, drift potential, and drift direction are seasonal. Sand drift potential varies at specific locations …