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A Simple Low Cost Method for One Person Beach Profiling

2004; Coastal Education and Research Foundation; Volume: 204; Linguagem: Inglês

10.2112/03-0067r.1

1551-5036

Irene Delgado‐Fernández, Graham Lloyd,

Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Abstract There are several methods used to obtain beach profiles, the simplest expression of a beach. This paper describes a method that requires only one person to measure beach profiles and compares its characteristics with other existent techniques. The method was tested at several locations, with different environmental conditions: Coogee Beach, NSW, Australia, which is a small, embayed beach; Arealonga Beach, Galiza, NW of Spain, which is a large embayed beach with a wide inter tidal area; and A Fabrica Road, a path laid with asphalt located near Arealonga Beach. Only items of equipment are necessary, a horizontal pole joined at one end to a vertical pole at a ninety-degree angle, and a standing calibrated pole. Using levels the horizontal pole is adjusted and the height is recorded at the unattached end with the standing pole. The sub aerial profile can be completed with the repetition of the sequence. A comparison of this method in eleven different profiles with other techniques shows its viability...