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WASHOVER FANS
Davin J. Wallace
Department of Marine Science, University of Southern
Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Synonyms
Event deposits; Overwash deposits; Storm deposits;
Washovers; Wave deltas
Definition
Washover fans, termed by Price (1947), are plumeto lobate-shaped backshore sandy deposits that form
as the result of storm overwash. They can range in
thicknesses from millimeters to meters and widths
from several meters to kilometers and typically form
behind or adjacent to sandy barrier islands, strandplains,
and shoreface deposits. Fans consist of landwarddipping sand sheets that typically interfinger with finergrained back-barrier sediments. Washover fans are
found in modern and ancient sedimentary settings.
Bibliography
Price, W. A., 1947. Equilibrium of form and forces in tidal basins of
coast of Texas and Louisiana. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, 31, 1619–1663.
Cross-references
Overwash
Washovers
WASHOVERS
Davin J. Wallace
Department of Marine Science, University of Southern
Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Synonyms
Event deposits; Overwash deposits; Storm deposits;
Washover fans; Wave deltas
Definition
Washovers, termed by Lobeck (1939), are resultant
backshore sandy deposits formed by the process of
overwash during storms.
Bibliography
Lobeck, A. K., 1939. Geomorphology and Introduction to the Study
of Landscapes. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Cross-references
Overwash
Washover Fans
WATER CLARITY
Melanie D. Harrison
Water Quality Specialist, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Definition
Water clarity is defined as the depth to which light
penetrates water and refers to the transparency or clearness
M.J. Kennish (ed.), Encyclopedia of Estuaries, DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016
WASHOVER FANS
Davin J. Wallace
Department of Marine Science, University of Southern
Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Synonyms
Event deposits; Overwash deposits; Storm deposits;
Washovers; Wave deltas
Definition
Washover fans, termed by Price (1947), are plumeto lobate-shaped backshore sandy deposits that form
as the result of storm overwash. They can range in
thicknesses from millimeters to meters and widths
from several meters to kilometers and typically form
behind or adjacent to sandy barrier islands, strandplains,
and shoreface deposits. Fans consist of landwarddipping sand sheets that typically interfinger with finergrained back-barrier sediments. Washover fans are
found in modern and ancient sedimentary settings.
Bibliography
Price, W. A., 1947. Equilibrium of form and forces in tidal basins of
coast of Texas and Louisiana. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, 31, 1619–1663.
Cross-references
Overwash
Washovers
WASHOVERS
Davin J. Wallace
Department of Marine Science, University of Southern
Mississippi, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA
Synonyms
Event deposits; Overwash deposits; Storm deposits;
Washover fans; Wave deltas
Definition
Washovers, termed by Lobeck (1939), are resultant
backshore sandy deposits formed by the process of
overwash during storms.
Bibliography
Lobeck, A. K., 1939. Geomorphology and Introduction to the Study
of Landscapes. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Cross-references
Overwash
Washover Fans
WATER CLARITY
Melanie D. Harrison
Water Quality Specialist, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Definition
Water clarity is defined as the depth to which light
penetrates water and refers to the transparency or clearness
M.J. Kennish (ed.), Encyclopedia of Estuaries, DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4,
© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016