The Influence of Coastal Morphology on Shoreface Sediment Transport under Storm Combined Flows, Canadian Beaufort Sea

• Main Authors: Hequette, Arnaud, Desrosiers, Marc, Hill, Philip R., Forbes, Donald L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Coastal Research 2013
• Subjects: Geoscience; Geography; Ocean Science; Oceanography; Marine Science; Coastal Geology; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Shoreface sediment transport; combined flows; storm surges; Beaufort Sea; Canada.; Canada; Sandy Beach; Fairweather; Low Bluff; Beaufort Sea
• Online Access: http://journals.fcla.edu/jcr/article/view/81359

Wind, wave and current measurements were carried in the nearshore zone of the Canadian Beaufort Sea at two coastal sites having distinct morphologies. The first site is a sandy beach backed by a low bluff, while the second site consists of low-lying barriers. Computation of potential sediment transp...