Seabed Topography Changes in the Sopot Pier Zone in 2010–2018 Influenced by Tombolo Phenomenon

Artur Makar; Cezary Specht; Mariusz Specht; Paweł Dąbrowski; Paweł Burdziakowski; Oktawia Lewicka

doi:10.3390/s20216061

Seabed Topography Changes in the Sopot Pier Zone in 2010–2018 Influenced by Tombolo Phenomenon

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Bathymetric surveys of the same body of water, performed at regular intervals, apart from updating the geospatial information used to create paper and electronic maps, allow for several additional analyses, including an evaluation of geomorphological changes occurring in the coastal zone. This research is particularly important in places where the shape of the coastal zone has been violently disturbed, including by human activity. Tombolo is such a phenomenon and it dynamically shapes the new hydrological conditions of the coastal zone. Apart from natural factors, it may be caused by the construction of hydrotechnical facilities in the littoral zone. It causes a significant disturbance in the balance of the marine environment, resulting in the bottom accretion and dynamic changes in the coastline. This has been the case since 2010 in Sopot, where the rapidly advancing tombolo is not only changing environmental relations but also threatening the health-spa character of the town by stopping the transport of sand along the coast. This paper analyses changes in seabed shape in the pier area in Sopot between 2010 and 2018. In the analysis, both archival maps and bathymetric surveys over a period of 8 years were used; based on these, numerical bottom models were developed and their geospatial changes were analyzed. The results showed that changes in the seabed in this area are progressing very quickly, despite periodic dredging actions organized by administrative bodies.

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Artur Makar dr hab. inż.
Cezary Specht
Mariusz Specht dr inż.
Paweł Dąbrowski dr inż.
Paweł Burdziakowski dr inż.
Oktawia Lewicka mgr

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Category:: Articles
Type:: artykuły w czasopismach
Published in:: SENSORS no. 20,
ISSN: 1424-8220
Language:: English
Publication year:: 2020
Bibliographic description:: Makar A., Specht C., Specht M., Dąbrowski P., Burdziakowski P., Lewicka O.: Seabed Topography Changes in the Sopot Pier Zone in 2010–2018 Influenced by Tombolo Phenomenon// SENSORS -Vol. 20,iss. 21 (2020), s.6061-
DOI:: Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/s20216061
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