Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Keywords
beach profile, beach erosion, GPS, total-survey station, west-central Florida
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences6040044
Abstract
Monitoring storm-induced dramatic beach morphology changes and long-term beach evolution provides crucial data for coastal management. Beach-profile measurement using total station has been conducted along the coast of west-central Florida over the last decade. This paper reviews several case studies of beach morphology changes based on total-station survey along this coast. The advantage of flexible and low-cost total-station surveys is discussed in comparison to LIDAR (light detection and ranging) method. In an attempt to introduce total-station survey from a practical prospective, measurement of cross-shore beach profile in various scenarios are discussed, including: (1) establishing a beach profile line with known instrument and benchmark locations; (2) surveying multiple beach profiles with one instrument setup; (3) implementation of coordinate rotation to convert local system to real-earth system. Total-station survey is a highly effective and accurate method in documenting beach profile changes along low-energy coasts.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Geosciences, v. 6, issue 4, art. 44
Scholar Commons Citation
Cheng, Jun; Wang, Ping; and Guo, Qiandong, "Measuring Beach Profiles along a Low-Wave Energy Microtidal Coast, West-Central Florida, USA" (2016). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 1080.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/1080
