<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The coastline of Zemmouri Bay on the northeast coast of Algeria with about 50 km of shoreline has been eroding since 1970. Changes of the sandy shoreline are continuous and occur at diverse spatial and temporal scales. This erosion is a major crisis and it potentially impacts the coastal population and natural environment. In order to understand and predict these morphological changes, an accurate description of sediment transport by waves and currents and shoreline change is important. This paper presents a comprehensive study of wave refraction, current-driven sediment transport and shoreline change. Results show that the study area exhibits a great variety of shoreline evolution trends, with erosion prevailing in the eastern and central sectors and stability or even accretion in the Western area.</p></abstract>

The coastline of Zemmouri Bay on the northeast coast of Algeria with about 50 km of shoreline has been eroding since 1970. Changes of the sandy shoreline are continuous and occur at diverse spatial and temporal scales. This erosion is a major crisis and it potentially impacts the coastal population and natural environment. In order to understand and predict these morphological changes, an accurate description of sediment transport by waves and currents and shoreline change is important. This paper presents a comprehensive study of wave refraction, current-driven sediment transport and shoreline change. Results show that the study area exhibits a great variety of shoreline evolution trends, with erosion prevailing in the eastern and central sectors and stability or even accretion in the Western area.

Coastal Processes and Longshore Sediment Transport along Zemmouri Bay, Central East Coast of Algeria

Campus Universitaire de Dely Ibrahim Bois des Cars

Ovidius University Annals of Constanta - Series Civil Engineering

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The coastline of Zemmouri Bay on the northeast coast of Algeria with about 50 km of shoreline has been eroding since 1970. Changes of the sandy shoreline are...

Coastal Processes and Longshore Sediment Transport along Zemmouri Bay, Central East Coast of Algeria

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 7 - 15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ouacsce-2019-0001

Keywords
Zemmouri Bay, sediment transport, shoreline, hydrodynamic, coastal process

© 2019 Khoudir Mezouar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Coastal Processes and Longshore Sediment Transport along Zemmouri Bay, Central East Coast of Algeria

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 7 - 15

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ouacsce-2019-0001

KeywordsZemmouri Bay, sediment transport, shoreline, hydrodynamic, coastal process

© 2019 Khoudir Mezouar et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Zemmouri Bay, sediment transport, shoreline, hydrodynamic, coastal process