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Cross-shore profile and coastline changes of a sandy beach in Pieria, Greece, based on measurements and numerical simulation

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Cross-shore profile and coastline changes of a sandy beach in Pieria, Greece, based on measurements and numerical simulation (EN)
PROSPATHOPOULOS, A.M.
SOTIROPOULOS, A.
CHATZIOPOULOS, E.
ANAGNOSTOU, CH.
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2004-06-01
In the present work, the changes of cross-shore profile and the coastline of a sandy beach in Pieria, Greece, are studied by using topographic profiles, sediment analysis and a numerical simulation model. The work is motivated by the considerable erosion problems caused to an extended portion of the coast north of the studied area due to the construction of a craft shelter, and its scope is two-fold: to help in understanding the dynamics of the beach based on results of the field work and to proceed a step further, studying the responses of this beach by numerical simulation, utilizing the topographic and sediment field data and measured wave data. The study of the cross-shore profiles, as well as the sediment analysis of the samples obtained along the profiles, revealed the morphological features of the coast under study and provided information concerning the dynamic zones in each profile. The sediment grain size reduces from south to north, following the direction of the longshore currents generated in the area. The results of the numerical simulation concerning the coastline evolution are found to be in agreement with the qualitative estimations and visual observations of existing coastal changes to the broader area. (EN)
Mediterranean Marine Science
English
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (EN)
1791-6763
1108-393X
Mediterranean Marine Science; Τόμ. 5 Αρ. 1 (2004); 91-108 (EL)
Mediterranean Marine Science; Vol. 5 No. 1 (2004); 91-108 (EN)
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)
Mediterranean Marine Science
Research Article



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