Studies in ecology on a shell barrier beach

Vegetatio ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 14 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 241-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Barrier Beach ◽  
Shell Barrier

Studies in ecology on a shell barrier beach

Vegetatio ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 14 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 298-342
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Barrier Beach ◽  
Shell Barrier

MONITORING OF THE THERMOABRASIONAL AND ACCUMULATIVE COASTS NEAR THE UNDERWATER GAS PIPELINE ROUTE ACROSS THE BAYDARATSKAYA BAY, KARA SEA

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliya Belova ◽  
Nataliya Belova ◽  
Alisa Baranskaya ◽  
Alisa Baranskaya ◽  
Osip Kokin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Regime ◽  
Storm Surges ◽  
Gas Pipeline ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Yamal Peninsula ◽  
Permafrost Degradation ◽  
Nearshore Zone ◽  
Barrier Beach ◽  
Energy Dissipater ◽  
Pipeline Route

The coasts of Baydaratskaya Bay are composed by loose frozen sediments. At Yamal Peninsula accumulative coasts are predominant at the site where pipeline crosses the coast, while thermoabrasional coast are prevail at the Ural coast crossing site. Coastal dynamics monitoring on both sites is conducted using field and remote methods starting from the end of 1980s. As a result of construction in the coastal zone the relief morphology was disturbed, both lithodynamics and thermal regime of the permafrost within the areas of several km around the sites where gas pipeline crosses coastline was changed. At Yamal coast massive removal of deposits from the beach and tideflat took place. The morphology of barrier beach, which previously was a natural wave energy dissipater, was disturbed. This promoted inland penetration of storm surges and permafrost degradation under the barrier beach. At Ural coast the topsoil was disrupted by construction trucks, which affected thermal regime of the upper part of permafrost and lead to active layer deepening. Thermoerosion and thermoabrasion processes have activated on coasts, especially at areas with icy sediments, ice wedges and massive ice beds. Construction of cofferdams resulted in overlapping of sediments transit on both coasts and caused sediment deficit on nearby nearshore zone areas. The result of technogenic disturbances was widespread coastal erosion activation, which catastrophic scale is facilitated by climate warming in the Arctic.

Analysis and prediction of storm water levels in Delaware inland bays

Shore & Beach ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Michele Strazzella ◽  
Nobuhisa Kobayashu ◽  
Tingting Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Model ◽  
Tide Gauge ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Tide Gauges ◽  
Storm Tide ◽  
Barrier Beach ◽  
Wave Overtopping ◽  
Inland Bays ◽  
Damping Parameter

A simple approach based on an analytical model and available tide gauge data is proposed for the analysis of storm tide damping inside inland bays with complex bathymetry and for the prediction of peak water levels at gauge locations during storms. The approach was applied to eight tide gauges in the vicinity of inland bays in Delaware. Peak water levels at the gauge locations were analyzed for 34 storms during 2005-2017. A damping parameter in the analytical model was calibrated for each bay gauge. The calibrated model predicted the peak water levels within errors of about 0.2 m except for Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The analytical model including wave overtopping was used to estimate the peak wave overtopping rate over the barrier beach from the measured peak water level in the adjacent bay.

The influence of barrier beach on sediment transportation in the Kakinada Bay

1971 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 192-196
Author(s):  
R. Ramanadham ◽  
K. R. G. K. Murty ◽  
B. S. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Barrier Beach ◽  
Sediment Transportation

scholarly journals PROCESS AND MORPHOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO BARRIER BEACHES IN THE MAGDALEN ISLANDS, GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE, CANADA

1976 ◽  
Vol 1 (15) ◽  
pp. 114
Author(s):  
E.H. Owens
Keyword(s):  
Wave Energy ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Dispersal Patterns ◽  
Barrier Beach ◽  
Sediment Dispersal ◽  
Sediment Redistribution ◽  
Barrier Beaches ◽  
Magdalen Islands

Detailed field investigations of barrier beach morphology and processes at adjacent sites in the Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence, show that the two beaches are in distinctly different morphodynamic environments. The differences are expressed in terms of wave energy levels, sediment dispersal patterns, and nearshore, littoral, and dune geomorphology. The exposed west-facing coast has a steeper offshore gradient, is a zone of sediment bypassing, and has a complex sequence of three nearshore bars. Wave energy levels are lower on the sheltered east coast, and this is a zone of sediment redistribution and deposition with a single, linear nearshore bar. The different morphological characteristics of the two barriers are attributed to the spatial variation in energy levels and to the differences in offshore gradients on the two coasts. Computed wave energy values, derived from data monitored during two study periods (August and November, 1974), indicate that the mean wave energy levels were greater on the west coast as compared to the east coast by factors of 2.25 in summer and 2.95 in winter. This is due primarily to the dominance of winds out of the westerly quadrant throughout the year. 1975

scholarly journals COASTAL CHANGES AT BETHANY BEACH, DELAWARE

1984 ◽  
Vol 1 (19) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Dick ◽  
Robert A. Dalrymple
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Erosion ◽  
Coastal Processes ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Winter Storms ◽  
Barrier Beach ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Long Term Trends ◽  
Coastal Changes ◽  
Summer Homes

The coastal processes affecting Bethany Beach, Delaware were studied and the short-term and long-term trends in coastal changes were determined in order to develop recommendations for protecting Bethany against coastal erosion (Dick and Dalrymple, 1983). Bethany Beach is located on the Delaware Atlantic coastline which is a wide sandy baymouth barrier beach distinguished by highlands at Rehoboth Beach and Bethany Beach. The shoreline is straight, with only minor bulges and indentations (see Figure 1). Bethany Beach is a residential and resort community. Privatelyowned properties front the publicly-owned beach. Construction of new motels and summer homes is anticipated along with the continued growth of commercial activities to accommodate the increased number of visitors. Bethany is protected by a series of nine groins built between 1934 and 1945. Many of these groins have deteriorated, and are flanked at the landward end. Winter storms severely erode the beach and damage shorefront property. The beach is generally narrow (approximately 45 m wide), especially along the southern portion, and is backed by low dunes (about 15-45 m above NGVD). A timber bulkhead extends along most of the backshore.

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