Inter-tidal Dynamics of Surface Moisture Content on a Meso-tidal Beach

Authors

  • Rachel J. Atherton
  • Andrew J. Baird
  • Giles F.S. Wiggs

Keywords:

Beach ground water, water tables, ThetaProbe, capillary rise.

Abstract

A new device was used to measure the moisture content of the uppermost layers of beach sediments on a meso-tidal beach in the UK. The results showed that drainage of the beach surface was much more limited than previously assumed (<10 percent of assumed values). The implications of these findings are briefly discussed in the context of beach ground water modelling and coastal aeolian research.

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Published

2001-04-27

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2001): Journal of Coastal Research

Section

Technical Communications

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