Sand dunes encroach upon forest and shrub zone
A natural geomorphological function of this mid-Atlantic barrier island is westward migration. On the northern end of Assateague Island, these ocean sand dunes are moving and encroaching on the edge of woodlands as part of the rollover process.
geomorphology overwash MarylandAuthor(s) | Jane Hawkey |
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 | 1.3 MB |
Number of Downloads | 221 |
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) |