Insights into the Evolution of a Coastal Barrier System Using Ground-Penetrating Radar: Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The internal structure of a prograding barrier ridge system within the coastline of the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, was investigated using ground-penetrating radar (GPR). This technique allowed analysis of the evolution of the barrier, which is affected by tectonism, volcanism, and human influences. Sedimentary facies interpreted from the GPR include: prograding shoreface (including nearshore, shoreface, and eolian dune facies), truncated progradation and cut-and-fill, infill, and alluvial bank. The relationships of these structures suggest development that has varied over the barrier's history (approximately 8,000 years).
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Date created | March 2009 |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Summers, Mindi |
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| Primary advisor | Graham, Stephan |
| Advisor | Ingle, James |
| Degree granting institution | Stanford University, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences |
Subjects
| Subject | School of Earth Energy & Environmental Sciences |
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| Subject | coastlines |
| Subject | New Zealand |
| Genre | Thesis |
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- Summers, Mindi. (2009). Insights into the Evolution of a Coastal Barrier System Using Ground-Penetrating Radar: Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/zg565dm6071
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