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From: Long-term washover fan accretion on a transgressive barrier island challenges the assumption that paleotempestites represent individual tropical cyclones

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Locations of Onslow Beach and the study site. (a) The relevant hurricanes that impacted the site between August 2011 and November 2014 (maps created using Surfer® 17.1.288; www.goldensoftware.com). (b) Image of Onslow Beach from April 2013 outlining the location of the site. (c) Numerous washover deposits were isolated to the coastal-dune area. (d) Hurricane Irene (August 27, 2011) caused washover deposits to extend landward and bury fringing saltmarsh. Photographs in (c,d) are from United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Aerial Photography Field Office (USDA-FSA-APFO). (e) Hurricane Sandy (October 29, 2012) caused overwash and formation of a large washover fan. Overwash-sensors located at A and B (photograph obtained using a drone).

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