20th century sediment budget trends on the Western Gulf of Lions shoreface (France): An application of an integrated method for the study of sediment coastal reservoirs. Brunel, C., Certain, R., Sabatier, F., Robin, N., Barusseau, J. P., Aleman, N., & Raynal, O. 204:625–637.
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This paper presents a shoreface sediment budget established for the 20th century (1895–1984–2009) along the microtidal wave-dominated coast of the western Gulf of Lions (Languedoc-Roussillon, Mediterranean Sea, SE France). The implementation of a diachronic bathymetric approach, coupled with the definition of sand reservoirs (upper sand unit — USU) by very high-resolution seismic surveys and the results of LiDAR investigations, offers a new means of defining precisely the magnitude and change trends of the sediment budget. The aim of this study is to link the Large Scale Coastal Behaviour (LSCB) of the littoral prism (expressed in terms of shoreface sediment budget, shoreface sediment volume and spatial distribution pattern of cells) to climatic change, river sediment input to the coast, longshore sediment transport distribution, impact of hard coastal defence structures and artificial beach nourishment. The results show a significant reduction of the volume of the western Gulf of Lions littoral prism over 114years (−26.1±4.6×106m3). From 1895 to 1984, the overall budget is slightly positive, with a volume estimated at 4.1±3.5×106m3. For 1984–2009, however, the estimated sediment budgets clearly indicate that erosion is dominant over the last 25years, with a volume loss of −30.2±4.2×106m3. In relation to the long-term sediment budget and longshore drift pattern, the long-term trend of the USU volume distribution displays strong spatio-temporal contrasts linked to longshore sediment drift, spatial distribution of fluvial sediment inputs and hard engineering structures. Locally, the sedimentary reservoir is significantly eroded within a century (−80% of USU), since the initial amount present was low and not sustainable. The emphasis is on the importance of considering the volume changes of available sediment reservoirs rather than their losses and gains. Erosion of the Languedoc-Roussillon shoreface is likely to continue in the future due to the “natural” decrease of river sediment input and the sand removal for human purposes. Consequently the littoral sand prism results in sedimentary reservoirs that are gradually being used up.
@article{brunel_20th_2014,
	title = {20th century sediment budget trends on the Western Gulf of Lions shoreface (France): An application of an integrated method for the study of sediment coastal reservoirs},
	volume = {204},
	issn = {0169-555X},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X13004662},
	doi = {10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.09.009},
	shorttitle = {20th century sediment budget trends on the Western Gulf of Lions shoreface (France)},
	abstract = {This paper presents a shoreface sediment budget established for the 20th century (1895–1984–2009) along the microtidal wave-dominated coast of the western Gulf of Lions (Languedoc-Roussillon, Mediterranean Sea, {SE} France). The implementation of a diachronic bathymetric approach, coupled with the definition of sand reservoirs (upper sand unit — {USU}) by very high-resolution seismic surveys and the results of {LiDAR} investigations, offers a new means of defining precisely the magnitude and change trends of the sediment budget. The aim of this study is to link the Large Scale Coastal Behaviour ({LSCB}) of the littoral prism (expressed in terms of shoreface sediment budget, shoreface sediment volume and spatial distribution pattern of cells) to climatic change, river sediment input to the coast, longshore sediment transport distribution, impact of hard coastal defence structures and artificial beach nourishment. The results show a significant reduction of the volume of the western Gulf of Lions littoral prism over 114years (−26.1±4.6×106m3). From 1895 to 1984, the overall budget is slightly positive, with a volume estimated at 4.1±3.5×106m3. For 1984–2009, however, the estimated sediment budgets clearly indicate that erosion is dominant over the last 25years, with a volume loss of −30.2±4.2×106m3. In relation to the long-term sediment budget and longshore drift pattern, the long-term trend of the {USU} volume distribution displays strong spatio-temporal contrasts linked to longshore sediment drift, spatial distribution of fluvial sediment inputs and hard engineering structures. Locally, the sedimentary reservoir is significantly eroded within a century (−80\% of {USU}), since the initial amount present was low and not sustainable. The emphasis is on the importance of considering the volume changes of available sediment reservoirs rather than their losses and gains. Erosion of the Languedoc-Roussillon shoreface is likely to continue in the future due to the “natural” decrease of river sediment input and the sand removal for human purposes. Consequently the littoral sand prism results in sedimentary reservoirs that are gradually being used up.},
	pages = {625--637},
	journaltitle = {Geomorphology},
	shortjournal = {Geomorphology},
	author = {Brunel, C. and Certain, R. and Sabatier, F. and Robin, N. and Barusseau, J. P. and Aleman, N. and Raynal, O.},
	urldate = {2019-04-15},
	date = {2014-01-01},
	keywords = {{LiDAR}, Gulf of Lions, Large Scale Coastal Behaviour, Seismic surveys, Shoreface sediment budget}
}
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