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Author : Harper, J.R.
Date : 1980
Title : Seasonal changes in beach morphology along the B.C. coast
Publication : Proceedings of the Canadian Coastal Conference, Burlington, Ontario, April 22-24, 1980
Issue :
Page(s) : 136-150
Abstract
A one-year survey program was conducted to monitor seasonal morphologic changes of British Columbia beaches. Studies were concentrated in four areas of varying wave energy and sediment availability, including: (1) northeast Graham Island. Queen Charlotte Islands, (2) Long Beach, western Vancouver Island, (3) Juan de Fuca Strait, and (4) Saanich Peninsula, southern Vancouver Island. Results indicate a general winter erosional phase and a summer accretion Al phase. This trend is most consistent for high energy beaches (Long Point) and least consistent for low energy beaches (Saanich Peninsula). Observations suggest that seasonal on-shore sediment cycling (i.e. summer - winter beach model) is less appropriate to restricted fetch environments where seasonal reversals may cause seasonal erosion-accretion patterns (i.e. longshore sediment cycles).
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