L. V. Kharitonova, V. V. Fomin
Marine Hydrophysical Institute of RAS, Sevastopol, Russia
Abstract
The sand transport in the coastal zone of the Western Crimea with a spatial resolution of 200 m was simulated under stationary storm waves. Patterns of sediment flows for different storm situations were obtained. It was revealed that the main movement of mediumsized sediment is carried out up to 10 - 15 m depth. The maximum intensification of the sediment flow occurs at the south-west wind. The dependence of the intensity of sediment transport in a certain area on the shoreline orientation with respect to incoming wave direction was confirmed.
Keywords
simulation, coastal zone, sediment consumption, sediment flow, Crimean coast, the Black Sea