Open AccessCHARACTERISTICS OF SHINGLE BEACHES WITH REFERENCE TO CHRISTCHURCH BAY, S. ENGLAND
Author(s) -
Robert Nicholls,
N.B. Webber
Publication year - 1988
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.v21.142
Subject(s) - swash , geology , overwash , bay , settlement (finance) , plage , hydrology (agriculture) , longshore drift , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , shore , geomorphology , sediment , sediment transport , barrier island , computer science , payment , world wide web
The rapid recession of the shingle bank of Hurst Beach (up to 3.5m/yr) makes it an excellent natural laboratory for the study of the factors which influence the stability of shingle beaches. Studies have included: the significance of long period, high energy, swell waves - the classification and quantification of overwash processes - run-up and seepage characteristics - the effect of settlement of the underlying strata - and the implications for practices in shingle nourishment. The studies have revealed the distinctive character of shingle beaches as compared with the more fully researched sand beaches. More detailed research on shingle beaches is justified particularly in relation to (i) the run-up characteristics including its interaction with swash cusps and (ii) the influence of the subsidiary sand fraction on the beach characteristics.