Impact of detached breakwaters on shoreline evolution: a case study on the Portuguese West Coast

Monitoring Coastline Dynamics Using Satellite Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems: A Review of Global Trends

“…Using LIDAR data collected in 2011, the coastline position along detached breakwaters along the Portuguese West Coast was identified. The results indicated that in the event that no additional actions are taken in the Vagueira region, the entire coastal stretch will continue to erode, which, depending on the availability of sediment, may have severe repercussions in some places (Araújo et al, 2014).…”

Environmental impact of submerged and emerged breakwaters

“…They have been widely adopted for harbors and coastal protection ( Uda, 2022 ). Emerged detached rubble mound breakwaters are a prevalent type of coastal protection structures in the United States of America ( Hardaway and Gunn, 2010 ), Europe ( Anfuso et al., 2011 ; Araújo et al., 2014 ; Armaroli et al., 2009 ; Dolphin et al., 2012 ), and Japan ( Sane et al., 2007 ; Uda, 2016 ). Different construction materials used to build them include natural rocks, concrete units, and geotextiles ( Saengsupavanich 2013a , 2013b ).…”

Prediction of Bay-Shaped Shorelines between Detached Breakwaters with Various Gap Spacings

“…Van Rijn [16] used Delft3D-model to compute the hydrodynamics and the coastline changes in the lee of detached breakwaters; the results showed a significant decrease in the wave height occurred in the lee of the breakwater and pronounced circulation zones generated in the lee of the breakwater due to variations of the set-up along the shore. Araújo et al [17] applied one-line models of GENESIS [18] in a case study to assess the impact of detached breakwaters on shoreline evolution. Guimarães et al [19] adopted LTC [20] to estimate the long-term shoreline changes due to detached breakwaters under oblique wave action.…”