Temporal and Spatial Change in Equilibrium Beach Profiles from the Florida Panhandle
Publication: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 133, Issue 5
Abstract
Guidance regarding equilibrium beach profiles has been well established, although limited knowledge exists regarding the spatial and temporal variability of the equilibrium beach profile parameter for engineering usage, and limited data have been published regarding such changes. Additionally, the controlling parameter in the equilibrium beach profile theory depends on assumed depth of profile closure. Equilibrium beach profile theory is utilized herein to assess the spatial and temporal variability of beach profiles along the Florida Panhandle Coast to provide added empirical guidance on this subject.
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Acknowledgments
The writers wish to thank the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems and its present Bureau Chief, Mike Barnett, and Coastal Engineering Chief, Bob Brantly, for the opportunity to investigate beach processes. Additionally the writers would like to thank anonymous reviews of this paper for their helpful comments.
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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering
Volume 133 • Issue 5 • September 2007
Pages: 364 - 376
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© 2007 ASCE.
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Received: Jan 12, 2006
Accepted: Feb 23, 2007
Published online: Sep 1, 2007
Published in print: Sep 2007
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