The paper studies the impact of nourishment with coarse sand at Locos beach in Torrevieja, Spain, in January 2020, on coastal dynamics. The objective is to model the changes in wave heights, currents, and potential sediment transport due to the nourishment. The SMC 2.5 software was used to model the beach evolution. The results show that the nourishment caused a reduction in wave height in some directions, especially in the ENE direction, and a decrease in current velocity in all directions. The potential sediment transport was reduced by three times in all directions after nourishment, and in the northern part, it almost disappeared. Nourishment also decreased the number and intensity of eddies in the surf zone, implying a reduction in rip currents, and enhancing safety for beachgoers. Additionally, nourishment led to a reduction in potential sediment transport, improving the stability of the cross-shore beach profile against storms. The findings suggest that coarse sand nourishment at Locos beach improved stability and safety, providing valuable insights for future coastal beach management and design.
University of Alicante, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-5723-3046
University of Alicante, Spain - ORCID: 0000-0002-2906-5604
Titolo del capitolo
Modelling of wave height, currents and sediment transport at Locos beach (Torrevieja, Spain) before and after nourishment
Autori
Isabel López, José Ignacio Pagán
Lingua
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.65
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
Tenth International Symposium "Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques"
Sottotitolo del libro
Livorno (Italy) 11th-13th June 2024
Curatori
Laura Bonora, Marcantonio Catelani, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Opera sottoposta a peer review
Anno di pubblicazione
2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Editore
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0556-6
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0557-3
Collana
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
e-ISSN della collana
2975-0288