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Sediment Ridges on the West Florida Inner Continental Shelf: Sand Resources for Beach Nourishment

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Year: 2007, 2007

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Contributors: Andrews, Jeffrey L., Benedet, Lindono, Finkl, Charles W., Locker, Stanley D., Suthard, Beau

Description: Beach nourishment requires large volumes of sand from offshore and new sources are constantly sought for development. The sediment-starved continental shelf off the central-west coast of Florida has traditionally supplied beachquality sediments from ebb-tidal shoals and nearshore sand sheets, but as these supplies dwindle, sand searches increasingly look farther offshore for resources. Widely… more

Full Text: Journal of Coastal Research 23 1 143–159 West Palm Beach, Florida January 2007 Sediment Ridges on the West Florida Inner Continental Shelf: Sand Resources for Beach Nourishment Charles W. Finkl†, Lindino Benedet†, Jeffrey L. Andrews†, Beau Suthard†, and …