Open AccessWIND AND SEDIMENT MOVEMENT IN COASTAL DUNE AREAS
Author(s) -
John Hails,
John M. Bennett
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v17.93
Subject(s) - erosion , geology , sediment transport , sediment , sand dune stabilization , transgressive , aeolian processes , hydrology (agriculture) , geomorphology , structural basin , geotechnical engineering , sedimentary depositional environment
Little is known about how air-sediment interaction processes control the differential rates and direction of dune migration along the coast of South Australia. Information is needed on sand transport and dune formation in order to establish better guidelines for conservation and agricultural management programmes in areas that are undergoing erosion. The writers, with financial support from the Coast Protection Board, Department for the Environment, South Australia, have commenced a pilot research project to examine dunes in the lower Coorong and adjacent areas in the southeast of the State (Figure 1). The aims of the project are - To determine: (a) instantaneous surface stress values on the windward slopes of active transgressive dunes; (b) sand movement over the crestline as a function of surface stress on the windward slope in order to establish the life expectancy of stability of individual dunes; (c) the extent to which the local topography affects the wind regime in the dunal areas. To obtain: (a) air trajectories over and around transgressive dunes; (b) information on dune geometry (slope inclinations, crest heights, base lengths, etc.).