Nauset Beach barrier system
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The Nauset Beach barrier system is a dynamic chain of barrier beaches and dunes on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, that protects the coastline and back-barrier environments from Atlantic Ocean wave and storm impacts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrier beach system
ⓘ
barrier island–dune complex ⓘ coastal landform ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nauset Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Pleasant Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Chatham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Eastham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Orleans, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | sand ⓘ |
| dynamicProcess |
barrier migration
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inlet formation and closure ⓘ overwash ⓘ shoreline accretion ⓘ shoreline erosion ⓘ |
| environmentType | barrier beach and dune system ⓘ |
| formedBy |
longshore sediment transport
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storm overwash processes ⓘ wave action ⓘ |
| function |
buffering storm impacts
ⓘ
dissipating wave energy ⓘ protecting back-barrier wetlands ⓘ protecting coastal development ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Nauset Beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
back-barrier marshes ⓘ barrier beaches ⓘ coastal dunes ⓘ tidal flats ⓘ tidal inlets ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Cod
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy |
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local town governments on Cape Cod ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Ocean coastline of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
Cape Cod coastline
ⓘ
back-barrier environments ⓘ |
| protectsFrom |
Atlantic Ocean waves
ⓘ
coastal storms ⓘ storm surge ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
coastal geomorphology studies
ⓘ
coastal management plans ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal research
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ shorebird habitat ⓘ |
| vulnerableTo |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
intense coastal storms ⓘ sea-level rise ⓘ |
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