Modelización del transporte sedimentario longitudinal en playas de poca energía. Playa de Vistahermosa (Bahía de Cádiz).

Javier Benavente González ; Gracia, F.J. ^[1]
1. [1] Universidad de Cádiz
  
  Universidad de Cádiz
  
  Cádiz, España
Localización: Geogaceta, ISSN 0213-683X, Nº. 33, 2002, págs. 7-10
Idioma: español
Títulos paralelos:
- «Modelization of longshore sediment transport in low-energy beaches. Vistahermosa beach (Cadiz Bay)»
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Resumen
- Theoretical and empirical estimations of the longshore sediment transport were applied to a beach in the northern Cádiz Bay. In the first case, several predictive models were applied by combining energetic, morphological and sedimentological characteristics of the beach. In the second case, a field experiment was been carried out by injecting tracers in the beachface, with a later sampling permitted to determine the displacement of the centre of mass. At the same time, remobilization depth was quantified by using rods and sticks. As a conclusion, it can be stated that the models give super-estimations of the real amount of transported sediment measured in the field. This contradiction confirms the limited applicability of these kind of predictive models in a low energy coast like this.