Observation on foreshore morphodynamics of microtidal sandy beaches
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Dora, G.U.
SanilKumar, V. Philip, C.S. Johnson, G. |
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2014-11-28T07:03:33Z
2014-11-28T07:03:33Z 2014 |
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Current Science, vol.107(8); 2014; 1324-1330
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4644 |
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| 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
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en
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Current Science Association
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Copyright [2014]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
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beach profile
erosion accretion morphodynamics |
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Observation on foreshore morphodynamics of microtidal sandy beaches
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Journal Article
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