MECHANISM OF OFFSHORE SAND DISCHARGE INTO SUBMARINE CANYON TRIGGERED BY CONSTRUCTING DETACHED BREAKWATER CLOSE TO SHORELINE
Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference
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Keywords

submarine canyon
offshore sand transport
detached breakwater
Shimoni-ikawa coast

How to Cite

Yamada, K., Uda, T., Suwa, Y., San-nami, T., Furuike, K., & Ishikawa, T. (2011). MECHANISM OF OFFSHORE SAND DISCHARGE INTO SUBMARINE CANYON TRIGGERED BY CONSTRUCTING DETACHED BREAKWATER CLOSE TO SHORELINE. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(32), sediment.18. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v32.sediment.18

Abstract

Several submarine canyons have developed offshore of the Aramata region of the Shimoni-ikawa coast in Toyama Bay, which is one of the three deep bays in Japan. The Kurobe River with a steep bed slope flows into the sea immediately north of this region, and a large amount of sediment has been supplied to this area, which has been transported by southward longshore sand transport. However, beach erosion has occurred owing to the decrease in sediment supply from the Kurobe River. Furthermore, since the construction of detached breakwaters as a measure against beach erosion, offshore sand transport has accelerated and beach erosion has become more severe. In this study, aerial photographs and bathymetric survey data were analyzed, then the mechanism of offshore sand transport was investigated using the BG model proposed by Serizawa et al. (2007).
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