Critical beaches due to coastal erosion in the Caribbean south of Costa Rica during the period 2005-2016

 

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Autores: Barrantes-Castillo, Gustavo, Arozarena-Llopis, Isabel, Sandoval-Murillo, Luis Fernando, Valverde-Calderón, José Francisco
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2019
Descripción:Since 2010, the local press has been reporting an accelerated process of erosion on the sandy beaches of the Costa Rican Caribbean coast, it has even been documented within protected areas. To quantify this process and identify coastal erosion hotspots in the Caribbean south, a methodology was proposed for detecting and delineating the shoreline using aerial photographs and high-resolution satellite imagery to determine the rate of coastline retreat, the employed photographs and images cover the period between 2005 and 2016. By such means it was possible to identify eleven erosion hotspots, as well as estimation of their retreat rates for the periods 2005-2010 and 20102016. The localities that have experienced the greatest erosion of their sandy beaches are Cahuita National Park, Westfalia and Bananito Beach.
País:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13189
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/geografica/article/view/13189
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Coastal erosion
Costa Rican Caribbean
Coastal dynamics
Limón province
Erosion of beaches
erosión costera
Caribe costarricense
dinámica costera
provincia de Limón
erosión de playas