Analysis of Virginia Barrier Island Shoreline Movement and Correlations to Sea Level, Wave Height Changes, and Teleconnection Patterns

• Main Author: Haluska, James Daniel
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: ODU Digital Commons 2017
• Subjects: Barrier islands; Shoreline change; Time series analysis; Virginia coast; Oceanography; Barrier Island; Barrier Islands; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/oeas_etds/8; https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1008&context=oeas_etds

The Virginia barrier islands stretch from Assateague Island in the north to Fisherman’s Island in the south. This string of islands is subject to frequent North Atlantic extra-tropical storm and hurricane influence. In addition, sea level rise has the potential to cause continued shoreline loss and...