Erosion and sediment supply of sea cliffs of Todos Santos Bay, Baja California, from 1970 to 1991

 Aerial photographs from INEGI for October 1970, October 1985, July 1989 and September 1991 were analyzed to calculate the cliff retreat rate and sediment volume supplied to the coastal system in four coastal sectors of Todos Santos Bay: San Miguel, El Sauzal, Punta Morro/El Vigía and Punta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Cruz-Colín, ME, Cupul-Magaña, LA
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Ciencias Marinas
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:cienciasmarinas.com.mx:article/815
Acceso en línea:https://www.cienciasmarinas.com.mx/index.php/cmarinas/article/view/815
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:sea cliffs
erosion rates
sediment budget
Todos Santos Bay
cantiles
tasas de erosión
balance sedimentario
Bahía de Todos Santos
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Sumario: Aerial photographs from INEGI for October 1970, October 1985, July 1989 and September 1991 were analyzed to calculate the cliff retreat rate and sediment volume supplied to the coastal system in four coastal sectors of Todos Santos Bay: San Miguel, El Sauzal, Punta Morro/El Vigía and Punta Banda. Results indicate that all four sectors are under erosion, with cliff retreat rates of 0.93, 0.97. 0.70 and 0.89 m/yr, and sediment volumes of 14.097.71, 13,996.16, 3,919.14 and 16,194.43 m3/yr, respectively. The cliffs are important for maintaining the sediment budget of the coastal zone in Todos Santos Bay.