Origin of shell beaches, Padre Island, Texas

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dc.contributor.advisorBehrens, E. W. (Earl William), 1935-
dc.creatorWatson, Richard Lee, 1943-
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-09T22:52:35Z
dc.date.available2020-09-09T22:52:35Z
dc.date.issued1968
dc.description.abstractShell-rich beaches on central Padre Island correlate with a convergence of longshore drift. Wind data collected at Corpus Christi from 1951 to 1960 and sedimentation at inlets to the north and to the south of the study area both suggest a similar convergence of longshore drift. Local highs in shell content of beach sands correspond to areas of high and continuous foredunes, whereas the position of lows correspond with small dunes and numerous hurricane channels. Waves which approach the beach obliquely, sort pelecypod valves such that if the waves approach from the right as the observer faces the sea, there is an abundance of right valves at the top of the foreshore and an abundance of left valves in the shell step at the base of the foreshore. If the waves approach obliquely from the left, the opposite sorting occursen_US
dc.description.departmentEarth and Planetary Sciencesen_US
dc.format.mediumelectronicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/82791
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/9793
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertationsen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en_US
dc.rights.restrictionOpenen_US
dc.subject.lcshBeaches--Texas--Padre Island
dc.subject.lcshLittoral drift--Texas--Padre Island
dc.subject.lcshShells--Texas--Padre Island
dc.titleOrigin of shell beaches, Padre Island, Texasen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
thesis.degree.departmentGeological Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineGeological Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Austinen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US

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