Earth and Planetary Sciences
4 years ago

Wave-Dominated Coastline Grows 90m with Beach Nourishment, Faces Winter Erosion.

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Water
Shoreline Response to a Sandy Nourishment in a Wave-Dominated Coast Using Video Monitoring
Catarina Jóia Santos, Umberto Andriolo, José Carlos Ferreira

Paper Summary

Beach nourishment was done on a wave-dominated coast in Portugal to increase beach size and reduce erosion. Video monitoring was used to track changes in the shoreline over six months. The nourishment in summer added about 90 meters of beach, but winter waves caused a 50-meter retreat. The northern part of the beach was most at risk of erosion.

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