ACKNOWLEGEMENTS
We would like to
dedicate this work and our
adventures to the memory
of Jon H. Anderson (1947-
2003).
Geodynamics
sincerely thanks Captain
Reed Robinson, Corey
Allen,
and
John
McCormick for field
support. We would also
like to recognize Reed
Meredith and the staff at
the Waterworks in Nags
Head, NC, for their
emergency assistance.
Figure 7. Detailed 3D DEM of the Hatteras Breach.
morphology.
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