Marine geomorphology

Analysis on temporal change of foreshore profile under tropical storms

  • CHEN Zi-shen ,
  • WANG Yang-sheng ,
  • HUANG De-quan ,
  • LIU Meng-wei
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  • Department of Water Resources and Environment, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
陈子燊(1952—),男,教授,研究方向:海岸河口环境演变。

Received date: 2008-12-22

  Revised date: 2009-04-08

  Online published: 2009-12-12

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.

Cite this article

CHEN Zi-shen , WANG Yang-sheng , HUANG De-quan , LIU Meng-wei . Analysis on temporal change of foreshore profile under tropical storms[J]. Journal of Tropical Oceanography, 2009 , 28(6) : 1 -6 . DOI: 10.11978/j.issn.1009-5470.2009.06.001

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