Forecasts of seasonal to inter-annual beach change using a reduced physics beach profile model

An Investigation on Beach Profile Changes in Front of Seawalls

Although there exist advanced models which predict beach profile for natural beaches, the behavior of the beaches in front of seawalls still suffers from the lack of appropriate theoretical models and sufficient measured data. In this paper, following the results obtained from the measurements, a beach profile evolution model is developed, using the measured probability distribution of the nea...

Model Scenerios of Shoreline Change at Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii: Seasonal and Extreme Events

Kaanapali beach is a well-defined littoral cell of carbonate sand extending 2 km south from Black Rock (a basalt headland) to Hanakao’o Point. The beach experiences dynamic seasonal shoreline change forced by longshore transport from two dominant swell regimes. In summer, south swells (Hs = 1-2 m Tp = 14-25 s) drive sand to the north, while in winter, north swells (Hs = 5-8 m Tp = 14-20 s) driv...

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Tasmanian Beach Ridge Systems in Relation to Sea Level Change

Both sand and pebble beach systems in Tasmania show an overall decrease in height seaward which may be correlated with a fall of sea-level occurring while they were being formed. This fall from the postglacial Milford shoreline was of the order of 2 or 3 ft. in south-eastern Tasmania, but about 5 or 6 ft. elsewhere.

Seasonal Changes of Sandbar Behavior in Nanwan Beach, South China

DAI, Z.-J.; CHEN, J.-Y.; DU, J.-Z., and LI, C.-C., 2008. Seasonal changes of sandbar behavior in Nanwan Beach, South China. Journal of Coastal Research, 24(5), 1209–1216. West Palm Beach (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Frequent leveling data of beach profiles is collected from Nanwan Beach, which is characterized by a large seasonal variation in wave climate. Variability of the bar crest position ob...