Research Article| January 01, 1986 Dynamics of a northern barrier beach: Nauset Spit, Cape Cod, Massachusetts STEPHEN P. LEATHERMAN; STEPHEN P. LEATHERMAN 1Department of Geography, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar ROBERT E. ZAREMBA ROBERT E. ZAREMBA 2Nature Conservancy, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information STEPHEN P. LEATHERMAN 1Department of Geography, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 ROBERT E. ZAREMBA 2Nature Conservancy, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1986) 97 (1): 116–124. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1986)97<116:DOANBB>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation STEPHEN P. LEATHERMAN, ROBERT E. ZAREMBA; Dynamics of a northern barrier beach: Nauset Spit, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. GSA Bulletin 1986;; 97 (1): 116–124. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1986)97<116:DOANBB>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Quantitative analysis of historical shoreline (ocean and bay) and coastal environments (dune, salt marsih, shrub, washover, and sandy beach) change data for Nauset Spit, Cape Cod, Massachusetts are described in this paper. There are marked differences in the relative role of the landward sediment transport processes along the Nauset barrier chain. In general, the barriers have been narrowing during thi; past century, and bayshore accretion has not been equal to ocean shoreline erosion rates. Inlets are largely responsible for bayside sedimentation, whereas over-wash is not effective in maintaining width until the barrier sllims considerably. While salt marshes form on intertidal washover deposits, the vast expanse of barrier-related marshes have developed atop of flood-tidal deltas, and overwash subsequently has buried and killed the marshes. Therefore, massive washovers eventually become the sites of new dunes, often at trie expense of marshes in the cyclic events of barrier evolution. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.