Ocean overwash area
A strong ocean storm has sent wave and sand overwash and debris over the dunes, clearing the vegetation almost to the salt marsh on the bay side of Assateague Island.
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Author Company | Integration and Application Network |
Date Created | 2011-06-29 |
Album | Processes > Physical |
Type | Photo |
Project(s) | Assateague Island National Seashore Climate Change |
Dimensions | 1280 x 853 |
Filesize | 1.2 MB |
Number of Downloads | 227 |
Filetype(s) | JPG |
License | Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
Required Attribution | Jane Hawkey, Integration and Application Network (ian.umces.edu/media-library) |