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Observation on foreshore morphodynamics of microtidal sandy beaches

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Title Observation on foreshore morphodynamics of microtidal sandy beaches
 
Creator Dora, G.U.
SanilKumar, V.
Philip, C.S.
Johnson, G.
 
Subject beach profile
erosion
accretion
morphodynamics
 
Description Foreshore morphology and morphodynamics were examined to identify stability of two microtidal sandy beaches, Kundapura and Padukare, along the Karnataka shoreline on the west coast of India during three annual cycles from March 2008 to March 2011. The net observation at both sites exhibits slow rate of sediment accretion followed by non-uniform sediment erosion and accretion processes. Study revealed that the beaches are unfavourable for recreational activity because of their narrow width and steeper slope. During summer monsoon, the absence of backshore zone at Padukare makes it more vulnerable to erosion than Kundapura beach
 
Date 2014-11-28T07:03:33Z
2014-11-28T07:03:33Z
2014
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Current Science, vol.107(8); 2014; 1324-1330
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4644
 
Language en
 
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Publisher Current Science Association