Abstract:Punta Banda Estuary, located within Todos Santos Bay, on the northwest coast of the Baja California Peninsula, is separated from the bay by a single sandbar, approximately 8 km long. From 1972 to 2003 this sandbar showed a longitudinal net growth of 420 m, which decreased the width of the estuary mouth by more than 400 m. Despite the bar's rapid growth it has been suggested that the estuary mouth remains open because in spring, summer and autumn the longshore sand transport is northeastward, but during winter … Show more
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