Dynamics on the Suffolk Coast – New report available from The Crown Estate

http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/energy-minerals-and-infrastructure/research/seabed-and-coastal-research/reports/

Summary

The Crown Estate has recently supported several pieces of work which improve general knowledge of the physical processes off the Suffolk coast. The objective of the study described in this report, carried out for The Crown Estate by University College London, was to undertake a regional analysis of the behaviour of the entire Suffolk shoreline and the adjacent shoreface, at high spatial resolution.

The report describes:

1. The coastal change since the mid-19^th century.
2. A sediment budget analysis.
3. The interaction between wave climate and longshore sediment transport
4. An analysis of regional geomorphology and its relationship to any large scale nourishment of the coastline

Suggested citation:

Burnigham, H. and French, J. 2016. ‘Shoreline-Shoreface Dynamics on the Suffolk Coast’, The Crown Estate, 117 pages. ISBN: 978-1-906410-76-6

This report may be downloaded from a list of reports available on The Crown Estate website at

http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/energy-minerals-and-infrastructure/research/seabed-and-coastal-research/reports/

For further information contact: Prof Mike Cowling, Chief Scientist, The Crown Estate, 16 New Burlington Place, London, W1S 2HX.

Tel. 020 7851 5032 mike.cowling@thecrownestate.co.uk