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Potential longshore transports on the coasts north and south of the Tay Estuary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

E. Sarrikostis  and
J. McManus
E. Sarrikostis
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The University, Dundee DD1 4HN, U.K.
J. McManus
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The University, Dundee DD1 4HN, U.K.
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Synopsis

A method of predicting coastal changes north and south of the Tay Estuary, due to the action of waves and wave-generated nearshore currents using computer simulation techniques, is described. The computation is based upon a wave refraction procedure, using as input data the deep-water wave climate (height, period and direction of approach) and the bathymetric characteristics of the sea area from Montrose to Fife Ness. The technique provides a prediction of the longshore component of wave energy flux at breaking, by computing the wave energy dissipation through shoaling, refraction and friction of the waves, for a number of points along the 70 km of shoreline. Potential patterns of longshore sediment transport are then derived in order to establish zones of potential erosion, transport and deposition between Boddin Point and Fife Ness.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 92 , Issue 3-4: The Environment of the Tay Estuary , 1987 , pp. 297 - 310
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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