Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@inproceedings {2887, title = {Coastal erosion: results of a decade of monitoring at south of Mira beach, Portugal}, journal = {IX Simp{\'o}sio MIA2018, Coimbra, 4-7 de setembro de 2018}, year = {2018}, month = {2018-09-04 00:00:00}, pages = {311-312}, publisher = {Departamento de Ci{\^e}ncias da Terra da Universidade de Coimbra}, edition = {Departamento de Ci{\^e}ncias da Terra da Universidade de Coimbra}, abstract = {The coastal stretch located south of Mira beach, Portugal, is being monitored since 2007 with
}, keywords = {coastal erosion, Mira-Portugal, Monitoring, sandy beaches}, isbn = {978-989-98914-3-2}, author = {Pinho, J. L. S. and Granja, H.} }
the aim of register its morphological evolution. The monitoring program includes bathymetric and
topographic surveys, collection, analysis and characterization of sediments and field observations. This
paper presents monitoring results at some locations of this coastal sector and highlights the importance
of sediment characteristics for the persistence of erosion process. Dune retreats around 5m/yr and and
an aggressive erosion process point to the high vulnerability of important sectors of the Portuguese
coast, presently almost exclusively nourished by sediments from dune reserves.
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
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Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt