Geomorphology of a sand wave in lower Chesapeake Bay,Virginia, U.S.A. |
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| Authors: | Gerardo M. E. Perillo John C. Ludwick |
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| Affiliation: | (1) CONICET-Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia, Av. Alem 53, 8000 Bahia Blanca, Argentina;(2) Department of Oceanography, Old Dominion University, 23508 Norfolk, VA, USA |
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| Abstract: | Morphologic and sedimentologic studies of a single sand wave within a sand wave field in the lower Chesapeake Bay suggest that the bedform was originally formed by ebb currents, and is presently in static equilibrium with the circulation pattern. In this report, the concept of  solitary sand wave is introduced to describe the state of a sand wave when further evolution of the sedimentary structure is mostly independent of adjacent bedforms. This concept can be applied to several bedforms in the area that are isolated from others by flats. A particular sand wave that is included in this category is discussed.Contribution number 79, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia. |
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