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Sediment fluxes and the littoral drift along northeast Andhra Pradesh Coast, India: Estimation by remote sensing

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Title Sediment fluxes and the littoral drift along northeast Andhra Pradesh Coast, India: Estimation by remote sensing
 
Creator Kunte, P.D.
Alagarsamy, R.
Hursthouse, A.S.
 
Subject longshore sediment transport
satellite sensing
coasts
remote sensing
 
Description The littoral drift regime along the northeastern coast of India was investigated by analyzing coastal drift indicators and shoreline changes based on multitemporal satellite images. The study of offshore turbidity patterns and quantitative estimation of suspended sediments was undertaken to understand the magnitude and direction of movement of sediment fluxes. The study revealed that: (1) the character of coastal landforms and sedimentation processes indicate that the sediment transport is bidirectional and monsoon dependent; (2) multidate, multitemporal analysis of satellite images helps to show the nature of sediment transport along the coast. The dominant net sediment transport is in a NE direction along the eastern coast of India. Finally, this assessment demonstrates the potential of remote sensing technology in understanding the coastal morphometric changes, long-term sediment transport, shoreline changes, and offshore turbidity distribution pattern and the implications for the transport of sediment-associated pollutants.
 
Date 2013-06-17T06:35:16Z
2013-06-17T06:35:16Z
2013
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, vol.185(6); 2013; 5177-5192
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4302
 
Language en
 
Rights An edited version of this paper was published by Springer. This paper is for R & D purpose and Copyright [2013] Springer.
 
Publisher Springer