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The dune coast − the state just prior to the construction of hard engineering protection structures (Ustka-Jarosławiec, the Southern Baltic) Cover

The dune coast − the state just prior to the construction of hard engineering protection structures (Ustka-Jarosławiec, the Southern Baltic)

Open Access
|Sep 2015

Abstract

The state of a fragment of the southern Baltic Sea shore was assessed on the basis of historical maps, aerial images, the digital elevation model and the data on the geological structure of the nearshore bottom. The alternate erosion and accumulation sections of the coast were observed. They are moving toward the east related to the migration of mega beach cusps. The infrastructure of the military training ground located in the western part of the study area is threatened with abrasion. In 1889-2012, the nearby seashore retreated by an average of 257±11.5 m. The recorded average rate of changes for the period of 1989-2012 was -2.6±0.22 m year-1. In the eastern part of the study area, at the bottom of the nearshore, a thick layer of sand determines the development of new accumulation sections of the coast. The state of the seashore, recognized in this paper, will change due to the construction of four concrete sea-walls. Their operation will disrupt the natural processes described in these studies.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2015-0034 | Journal eISSN: 1897-3191 | Journal ISSN: 1730-413X
Language: English
Page range: 352 - 361
Submitted on: Dec 18, 2014
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Accepted on: Mar 23, 2015
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Published on: Sep 30, 2015
Published by: University of Gdańsk
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2015 Patryk Sitkiewicz, Radosław Wróblewski, Stanisław Rudowski, published by University of Gdańsk
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