Journal Article
Mesoscale Morphological Change, Beach Rotation and Storm Climate Influences along a Macrotidal Embayed Beach
Tony Thomas; Nelson Rangel-Buitrago; Michael Phillips; Giorgio Anfuso; Allan Williams
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 3 · pp. 1006-1026 · 2015
Abstract
Cross-shore profiles and environmental forcing were used to analyse morphological change of a headland bay beach: Tenby, West Wales (51.66 N; −4.71 W) over a mesoscale timeframe (1996–2013). Beach profile variations were attuned with longer term shoreline change identified by previous research showing southern erosion and northern accretion within the subaerial zone and were statistically significant in both sectors although centrally there was little or no significance. Conversely a statistically significant volume loss was shown at all profile locations within the intertidal zone. There were negative phase relationships between volume changes at the beach extremities, indicative of beach rotation and results were statistically significant (p
Bibliographic Information
| Journal | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering |
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| Publisher | MDPI |
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| Publication Date | 2015-09-02 |
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| Publication Year | 2015 |
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| Volume | 3 |
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| Issue | 3 |
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| Pages | 1006-1026 |
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| Document Type | Journal Article |
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| eISSN | 2077-1312 |
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| DOI | 10.3390/jmse3031006 |
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| Subject | Marine science; oceanography; marine engineering; coastal science; marine environment |
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