Evolution of Sediment Parameters after a Beach Nourishment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
Climate and Morphologic Characteristics
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Beach Sand Sampling
3.2. Laboratory Analysis
- 2 mm
- 1 mm
- 500 µm
- 355 µm
- 250 µm
- 125 µm
- 75 µm
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. D50
4.2. Sorting
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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State | Date |
---|---|
Native | April 2015 |
Just after nourishment | May–June 2015 |
six months later | November–December 2015 |
one year later | May–June 2016 |
D50 (mm) in Each Zone | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beach | Time | Submerged | LLWL | Intertidal | HHWL |
Santa Maria (SMM) | Native (N) | 0.2 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.23 |
After nourishment (AN) | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.27 | |
six months later (6M) | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.23 | |
one year later | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.23 | |
Victoria (VB) | Native | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.26 |
After nourishment | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.24 | |
six months later | 0.3 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.21 | |
one year later | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.28 | 0.26 | |
Camposoto (CB) | Native | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 |
After nourishment | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.24 | |
six months later | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.22 | |
one year later | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.23 | |
Barrosa (BB) | Native | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.21 |
After nourishment | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.33 | 0.24 | |
six months later | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.21 | |
one year later | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.21 |
Total Variation in mm and Dif% of D50 in Each Zone | |||||
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Beach | Submerged | LLWL | Intertidal | HHWL | |
Variation (in mm and in %) | Santa María | 0.00 mm | −0.02 mm | −0.02 mm | 0.00 mm |
0.00% | −10.10% | −10.10% | 0.00% | ||
Victoria | −0.05 mm | −0.02 mm | 0.00 mm | 0.00 mm | |
−31.30% | −10.10% | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Camposoto | −0.03 mm | 0.00 mm | 0.00 mm | 0.00 mm | |
−16.70% | 0.00%) | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
Barrosa | 0.01 mm | 0.00 mm | 0.04 mm | 0.00 mm | |
4.30% | 0.00% | 10.50% | 0.00% |
Sorting (φ Units) in Each Zone | |||||
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Beach | Time | Submerged | LLWL | Intertidal | HHWL |
Santa María | Native | 0.68 | 0.6 | 0.73 | 0.57 |
After nourishment | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.98 | 1.2 | |
six months later | 1.62 | 1.15 | 1 | 0.64 | |
one year later | 0.72 | 1.09 | 0.63 | 0.7 | |
Victoria | Native | 0.61 | 0.5 | 0.63 | 0.58 |
After nourishment | 0.66 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.52 | |
six months later | 1.26 | 1.06 | 0.62 | 0.47 | |
one year later | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.74 | 0.55 | |
Camposoto | Native | 0.66 | 0.82 | 1.03 | 0.57 |
After nourishment | 0.81 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.61 | |
six months later | 1.31 | 0.98 | 0.64 | 0.56 | |
one year later | 0.72 | 0.93 | 0.84 | 0.67 | |
Barrosa | Native | 0.88 | 0.55 | 0.62 | 0.59 |
After nourishment | 1.08 | 0.46 | 0.61 | 0.55 | |
six months later | 1.17 | 1.01 | 0.65 | 0.5 | |
one year later | 0.73 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.57 |
Phi Range | Standard Deviation (Sorting) |
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<0.35 | Very well-sorted |
0.35–0.50 | Well-sorted |
0.50–0.71 | Moderately well-sorted |
0.71–1.00 | Moderately sorted |
1.00–2.00 | Poorly sorted |
2.00–4.00 | Very poorly sorted |
>4.00 | Extremely poorly sorted |
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Santos-Vendoiro, J.J.; Muñoz-Perez, J.J.; Lopez-García, P.; Jodar, J.M.; Mera, J.; Contreras, A.; Contreras, F.; Jigena, B. Evolution of Sediment Parameters after a Beach Nourishment. Land 2021, 10, 914. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10090914
Santos-Vendoiro JJ, Muñoz-Perez JJ, Lopez-García P, Jodar JM, Mera J, Contreras A, Contreras F, Jigena B. Evolution of Sediment Parameters after a Beach Nourishment. Land. 2021; 10(9):914. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10090914
Chicago/Turabian StyleSantos-Vendoiro, Juan J., Juan J. Muñoz-Perez, Patricia Lopez-García, Jose Manuel Jodar, Javier Mera, Antonio Contreras, Francisco Contreras, and Bismarck Jigena. 2021. "Evolution of Sediment Parameters after a Beach Nourishment" Land 10, no. 9: 914. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10090914
APA StyleSantos-Vendoiro, J. J., Muñoz-Perez, J. J., Lopez-García, P., Jodar, J. M., Mera, J., Contreras, A., Contreras, F., & Jigena, B. (2021). Evolution of Sediment Parameters after a Beach Nourishment. Land, 10(9), 914. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10090914