Shoreline Change Assessment in the Orashi River, Rivers State, Nigeria, using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS)
Oborie Ebiegberi Fatunmibi Ibukun Emmanuel,
Otutu Anslem Onyebuchi
Abstract:Shoreline change profoundly impacts coastal geology and coastal communities. This study, spanning three decades from 1992 to 2022, employed the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) to assess the Orashi River shoreline dynamics in Nigeria. Using Landsat imagery data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and ArcGIS 10.6, DSAS 5.0 software was utilized for analysis. Various statistical methods, including Linear Regression Rate (LRR), Weighted Linear Regression (WLR), End Point Rate (EPR), Net Shorel… Show more
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