Dynamics of Foredune Parameters of the Curonian Spit (Lithuanian Coast) since 1999
Foredune is naturally formed in the west of protective coastal dunes up to the slope of the sand transported by the Baltic Sea wave emissions and prevailing western winds. The sand up to the foot of the slope is reformed by wind to embryonic dunes, and the resulting merger is a foredune. It is descr...
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ftkaunastunivojs:oai:ktu.lt:article/12 2024-06-16T07:40:34+00:00 Dynamics of Foredune Parameters of the Curonian Spit (Lithuanian Coast) since 1999 Olšauskas, Algimantas Olšauskaitė Urbonienė, Ramunė 2009-07-09 application/pdf https://erem.ktu.lt/index.php/erem/article/view/12 eng eng Kaunas University of technology https://erem.ktu.lt/index.php/erem/article/view/12/Olsauskas.et.al_2009_EREM.pdf https://erem.ktu.lt/index.php/erem/article/view/12 Environmental Research, Engineering and Management Vol. 48 No. 2 (2009); 19-24 2029-2139 1392-1649 Foredune developments Curonian spit seashore sand drift processes waves’ impact info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2009 ftkaunastunivojs 2024-05-22T03:10:24Z Foredune is naturally formed in the west of protective coastal dunes up to the slope of the sand transported by the Baltic Sea wave emissions and prevailing western winds. The sand up to the foot of the slope is reformed by wind to embryonic dunes, and the resulting merger is a foredune. It is described by three basic dimensions - length, width and height. In summer of 1999 from the foot of Kopgalis dune to the Lithuanian state border with the Karaliaučius region, with minor interruptions along the eastern part of the sea beach, the foredune made up a 50 km long belt. Average relative width of a foredune was 7.6 m, its absolute average width being 7.95 m, the height varied from 0.5 m to 1.85 m, while the eastern slope merged with the western dune slope. Plant projection cover was evaluated by 1-13%. On the foredune pioneer plant species Honckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh., Cakile baltica Jordan. were growing in small groups. Pobeda ex. Rootstock grasses Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link. and Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst. dominated among the other grass on the foredune surface. Hurricane "Anatoly" which hit the Lithuanian seaside in early December of 1999 destroyed the foredune, and narrowed the top of protective dunes by 2 meters. During the observations of 2003 spring the foredune was partially recovered in some protective dunes of the western slope foot areas. Then its relative mean width was 3 m and the absolute width - 7 m. The observation repeated in 2005 spring, after the devastating storm "Ervin" showed that the relative average width of the foredune was 2.6 m, and the absolute width - 7 m. In 2006 winter storms bypassed the Lithuanian seaside, in spring the relative average width of the foredune increased up to 5 m, and the absolute average width to 8.4 m. The winter of 2007 was stormy and it greatly influenced the foredunes dimensions. In spring its relative average width was only 2 m, and the absolute average width - 5.3 m. In spring of 2008 the foredune continued to diminish, its relative average width being ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Honckenya peploides KTU Open Journal Systems (Kaunas University of Technology) |
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Foredune is naturally formed in the west of protective coastal dunes up to the slope of the sand transported by the Baltic Sea wave emissions and prevailing western winds. The sand up to the foot of the slope is reformed by wind to embryonic dunes, and the resulting merger is a foredune. It is described by three basic dimensions - length, width and height. In summer of 1999 from the foot of Kopgalis dune to the Lithuanian state border with the Karaliaučius region, with minor interruptions along the eastern part of the sea beach, the foredune made up a 50 km long belt. Average relative width of a foredune was 7.6 m, its absolute average width being 7.95 m, the height varied from 0.5 m to 1.85 m, while the eastern slope merged with the western dune slope. Plant projection cover was evaluated by 1-13%. On the foredune pioneer plant species Honckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh., Cakile baltica Jordan. were growing in small groups. Pobeda ex. Rootstock grasses Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link. and Leymus arenarius (L.) Hochst. dominated among the other grass on the foredune surface. Hurricane "Anatoly" which hit the Lithuanian seaside in early December of 1999 destroyed the foredune, and narrowed the top of protective dunes by 2 meters. During the observations of 2003 spring the foredune was partially recovered in some protective dunes of the western slope foot areas. Then its relative mean width was 3 m and the absolute width - 7 m. The observation repeated in 2005 spring, after the devastating storm "Ervin" showed that the relative average width of the foredune was 2.6 m, and the absolute width - 7 m. In 2006 winter storms bypassed the Lithuanian seaside, in spring the relative average width of the foredune increased up to 5 m, and the absolute average width to 8.4 m. The winter of 2007 was stormy and it greatly influenced the foredunes dimensions. In spring its relative average width was only 2 m, and the absolute average width - 5.3 m. In spring of 2008 the foredune continued to diminish, its relative average width being ... |
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Dynamics of Foredune Parameters of the Curonian Spit (Lithuanian Coast) since 1999 |
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Dynamics of Foredune Parameters of the Curonian Spit (Lithuanian Coast) since 1999 |
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Dynamics of Foredune Parameters of the Curonian Spit (Lithuanian Coast) since 1999 |
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Dynamics of Foredune Parameters of the Curonian Spit (Lithuanian Coast) since 1999 |
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Dynamics of Foredune Parameters of the Curonian Spit (Lithuanian Coast) since 1999 |
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dynamics of foredune parameters of the curonian spit (lithuanian coast) since 1999 |
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Kaunas University of technology |
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Environmental Research, Engineering and Management Vol. 48 No. 2 (2009); 19-24 2029-2139 1392-1649 |
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