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Contributing Institution

Maine Geological Survey

Document Type

Image

Identifier

5885

Description

At Manaquann New Jersey, a groin has trapped sand on the updrift side but the downdrift is starved of sand. (Top) A series of groins at Norfolk Virginia, interrupts the natural transport of sand by longshore currents. (Bottom)

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Credit must be given to the photographer and the Maine Geological Survey when this photo is displayed, reproduced, distributed and/or used in derivative works.

Keywords

charts; graphs; data; Manaquann; New Jersey; sand; groin; updrift; downdrift; Norfolk; Virginia; longshore; transport

 
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