TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Coastal features analysis using GIS tools-stretch Esmoriz-Furadouro
JO  - Journal of coastal conservation
A1  - Pais-Barbosa, Joaquim
A1  - Veloso-Gomes, Fernando
A1  - Taveira-Pinto, Francisco
SP  - 269
EP  - 279
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - The aim of this study is to identify morphological features and hydrodynamic patterns (e.g. coastal forms, wave breaking zones, rip current patterns, submerged bars), based on aerial photograph datasets. Understanding past patterns may help to increase the ability to predict future ones. To achieve the proposed objectives, a methodology to analyse aerial photograph datasets was developed. The analysis consists of visual identification of coastal features and patterns in a GIS environment. A GIS database was created to store the existing data and the result of the analysis. Several coastal features and patterns were identified, measured and correlated to the wave climate and other parameters. This correlation indicates that the presence and the dimensions of coastal features and patterns are closely related with the wave conditions and tide level, although the latter has less significance.    Keywords: Drowning; Drowning Prevention; Water Safety <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1400-0350
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11852-011-0174-z
ID  - ref1
ER  -