The Origin of the Carolina Bays / / Douglas Johnson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• VerfasserIn: Johnson, Douglas,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1942]; ©1942
• Year of Publication: 1942
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia Geomorphic Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (344 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Tables --; I. Introduction --; II. Nature of the Bays --; III. Scientific Studies of the Bays --; IV. Hypotheses Based on Supposed Terrestrial Origin of the Bays --; V. Hypothesis of Ancient Meteorite Scars --; VI. Hypothesis of Recent Meteorite Scars --; VII. Further Tests of the Meteoritic Hypothesis --; VIII. Magnetic Tests of the Meteoritic Hypothesis --; IX. The Hypothesis of Complex Origin --; X. Competence of the Hypothesis of Complex Origin --; XI. The Artesian Phase of the Hypothesis --; XII. The Solution Phase of the Hypothesis --; XIII. The Lacustrine Phase of the Hypothesis --; XIV. The Aeolian Phase of the Hypothesis --; XV. Possible Weaknesses of the Hypothesis --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231895996; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/john93900
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Douglas Johnson.

Studies the curious oval craters of the Carolina coast known as bays to differentiate them from other distinct marshes.