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Author : Childs, J.
Date : 2010.
Title : Wave climate and nearshore processes along the western shoreline of Prince Edward County, ON.
Publication : Prairie Summit - Le sommet des Prairies. Joint Conference of Canadian Association of Geographers, Canadian Cartographic Association, Canadian Geomorphology Research Group, Canadian Remote Sensing Society / Conférence conjointe de l’Association canadienne des géographes, l’Association canadienne de cartographie, le Groupe canadien de recherche en géomorphologie, la Société canadienne de télédétection. June 1 to 5, 2010. Regina, Saskatchewan.
Issue : Program and Abstract Volume.
Page(s) : 96.
Abstract
This study discusses the wave climate and potential littoral transport along the western shore of Prince Edward County, approximately two hours east of Toronto along the north shore of Lake Ontario. The limestone headlands and barrier bars of the western coast are exposed toward a southwesterly fetch of approximately 200 km that can produce large offshore wave heights of 2–5 m. The wave model STWAVE was used to transform a standard set of wave conditions developed from recent hindcast data to examine fair weather, storm and extreme conditions for five directions between south and west-northwest along the shore. The resulting simulations indicate a complex nearshore wave environment and a pattern of changing littoral transport directions resulting from shifting wave approach angles. A total of seven large littoral cells were defined in the study area with each cell have a smaller circulation pattern principally along the barrier bars. The data from this research project will be very helpful for coastal managers as the region continues to experience economic growth.
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