Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2019, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (1): 96-104.doi: 10.11978/2018024CSTR: 32234.14.2018024

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Study on beach response to Typhoon Khanun (No. 1720) along southern Leizhou Peninsula

Shibing ZHU(), Zhiqiang LI()   

  1. College of Chemistry and Environment, College of Ocean Engineering, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
  • Received:2018-03-06 Revised:2018-06-07 Online:2019-01-16 Published:2019-01-16
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (41676079);Project of Enhancing School With Innovation of Guangdong Ocean University (Q18307);Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA13010103)

Abstract:

Observations and research on beach responses to storms help deepen our understanding of beach processes. Typhoon Khanun (No. 1720) made landfall in Xuwen, Guangdong on October 16, 2017. The typhoon caused significant impacts on the beaches along the southern Leizhou Peninsula. Based on the field profile survey and sediment sampling before and after the typhoon landfall, beach response characteristics are investigated in this study. The main results show the following. (1) Under extreme wave conditions, the surface sediment became coarser and the sorting was worse. Beach states transformed toward more dispersed states to buffer and adapt to the high intensity wave energy. (2) Beaches and different segments in the same beach had different responses. These differences were influenced by the headlands, bays’ orientations and sizes. Submarine bar or beach berm may occur on the beach profile. Attention should be paid to the roles of geological and geomorphologic factors when studying beach responses to storms. (3) Changes of the Dengloujiao Beach were influenced by the reef flat and the huge sandy headland. The beach response of beach-coral reef flat system to storm needs further study. More detailed observations and studies of beach responses to storms are needed in the future.

Key words: Leizhou Peninsula, typhoon, beach response, beach profile, morphodynamic state