A cpomparison of coastlinechanges on the caution reef rocky and Wlotzkasbaken shores as a result of coastal

dc.contributor.author	Thomas, M
dc.date.accessioned	2013-03-22T09:23:05Z
dc.date.available	2013-03-22T09:23:05Z
dc.date.issued	2013-03-22
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11070.1/1083
dc.description	A report submitted to the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources	en_US
dc.description.abstract	It is important to quantify erosion rates so that it could contribute to effective management of coastal areas. This requires the use of Geographic information Systems in order to perform spatial and geostatistical analysis. It is a useful tool that can be used in identifying coastal vulnerability and generation of maps of coastal risk. This study compares rocky shores of Caution Reef and sandy shores of Wlotzkasbaken along the Namibian coast. Erosion rate of 1.13m/yr with a seaward displacement of 0.72m was observed at Caution Reef indicating its stability overtime. Wlotzkasbaken showed an erosion rate of 16.29m/yr with a shoreline erosion distance of -40.23m overtime. Good knowledge and prediction of rates is an important aspect to consider due to the challenges faced by most coastal states as a result of coastal erosion	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Reef rocky shore	en_US
dc.subject	Wlotzkasbaken sandy shore	en_US
dc.title	A cpomparison of coastlinechanges on the caution reef rocky and Wlotzkasbaken shores as a result of coastal	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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