Contents 1. Introduction 2. Gravelly Beach Morphology 2.1. Gravelly beach profiles 2.2. Berms and the beach step 2.3. Cusps 3. Hydrodynamics of gravel beaches 3.1. Waves 3.2. Swash phase and percolation effects 3.3. Hydrodynamic effects of the beach step 4. Morphosedimentology of Gravel Beaches 4.1. Size and shape sorting 4.2. Measuring gravel size and shape. 4.3. Bluck models of gravel beach s...

The majority of the touristic activities, especially in the Mediterranean countries, are concentrated around coastal areas, making coastal erosion, among others, a significant threat to coastal economies that depend heavily on revenue from tourism. In this paper a methodology for the estimation of the economic impact of beach erosion to tourism, is been described. Input about the conceptualizat...

KOMAR, P.D., 2010. Shoreline evolution and management of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand: tectonics, coastal processes, and human impacts. Journal of Coastal Research, 26(1), 143–156. West Palm Beach (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. The evolution of the coast of Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, and its erosion problems have been governed by multiple factors, including its tectonic setting with an earthquake in 193...

eighteen kilometers long coastal stretch from the new mangalore port in the north totalapadi in the south has been studied in order to understand shoreline changes and erosion/ accretion patterns that have taken place due to the natural processes and anthropogenic activities. shoreline changes and quantification of beach erosion/accretion were made using the survey of india topomap, multidated ...

Monitoring beaches and studying the processes that govern their change are critical to the future sustainability of these valued environments and the economies that depend on them. Airborne light detection and ranging (lidar) systems have revolutionized beach monitoring enabling high resolution sampling of nearshore topography over long segments of coastline quickly, accurately, and economicall...

Shoreline change was identified as a vital sign for the Southwest Alaska Monitoring Network because land loss or gain at the marine edge has important ecological and jurisdictional implications to resource managers of coastal National Parks. To evaluate the type of shoreline changes occurring along the 82 km coastline of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, 7 of 10 cross-shore beach profiles ...

Coastal erosion of low latitude beaches frequently results in exposure of beachrock, layers of beach sand cemented in the subsurface by the intergranular precipitation of calcium carbonate. Exposed beachrock can have a profound impact on the event, seasonal, and long-term morphodynamics of a beach. The influence of beachrock on beach processes will largely depend on the extent and morphology of...