Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2009, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (6): 1-6.doi: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2009.06.001cstr: 32234.14.j.issn.1009-5470.2009.06.001

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Analysis on temporal change of foreshore profile under tropical storms

CHEN Zi-shen, WANG Yang-sheng, HUANG De-quan, LIU Meng-wei   

  1. Department of Water Resources and Environment, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
  • Received:2008-12-22 Revised:2009-04-08 Online:2009-12-30 Published:2009-12-12
  • About author:陈子燊(1952—),男,教授,研究方向:海岸河口环境演变。
  • Supported by:

    国家自然科学基金项目(40576041)

Abstract:

Using the hourly data at six fixed sites (Pegs 1-6) for foreshore profile during Typhoon Prapiroon (Typhoon No. 0606) and severe tropical storm Bopha (No. 0609) from August 2-16, 2006, the authors analyze the characteristics of temporal changes in beach elevation based on one-dimensional optimal wavelet packet transform. The results are as follows. (1) The temporal change is dominated by 2-5 day period for Pegs 1 and 2 at the upside of the profile, reflecting the recovery process of the profile before and after the storms.(2) The heights of the four pegs at the mid-lower portion of the profile, with a periodical variation of 2-4 hours, showed a short-term erosion caused by storms, which resulted in a quick adjustment of the profile topography and the influence of diurnal tidal fluctuation on the beach front heights. (3) The temporal points with abrupt change in high-frequency scale of the pegs reflected the mutability of the profile topography under the influences of storm surge set-up and advance-and-retreat of sand bars in the surf zone.(4) The topography changes in low-frequency scale at the pegs indicated a trend towards stable accumulation and recovery of the profile topography after the storms.

Key words: typhoon, foreshore profile, temporal change, optimal wavelet packet transform