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Longshore sand transport in the surf zone along the Mediterranean Egyptian coast
Author(s) -
Sharaf El Din S. H.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1974.19.2.0182
Subject(s) - longshore drift , littoral zone , estuary , inlet , coastal erosion , oceanography , current (fluid) , shore , mediterranean climate , deposition (geology) , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , erosion , coastal zone , delta , geography , sediment transport , sediment , geomorphology , archaeology , ecology , geotechnical engineering , aerospace engineering , engineering , biology
From 1960 to 1969 a detailed survey of current pattern was carried out at Rosetta and Damietta estuaries of the Nile Delta and the outlets of the coastal lakes. In 1968 littoral drift observations were made using fluorescent tracers at Ra’s al‐Barr. A coastal survey program in progress since 1971 at fixed locations along the coast has evaluated the dynamics of coastal erosion. The average littoral current is 35 cm sec −1 at Burullus inlet, 40 at Rosetta exit, and 28 at Damietta. The coastal surveys have shown coastal processes, including erosion and deposition, to be different in different stretches along the deltaic coast from Rosetta to Port Said, indicating that more detailed studies over many years will be necessary.