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Imaging Subsurface Structures at Fast Eroding Coastal Areas in Northern Bengkulu Using 2D Seismic MASW Method

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Coastal erosion is a global problem, affecting many countries around the world. On cliffed coastlines, erosion can be intermittent and sudden, posing an additional hazard to coastal communities. To mitigate such problems, it is necessary to understand the processes leading to cliff erosion. Here, we focus on the physical properties of the subsurface structure that might contribute to cliff instability. As a specific study site, we use the coastal region of the northern part of Bengkulu Province, which is well known as being prone to coastal abrasion/erosion. Seismic field surveys were conducted at five locations, using a 92 m seismic line with geophones spaced every 2 m. The measurements were processed using the Multichannel Analysis of Surface Wave (MASW) methodology with commercially available software. Our results suggest that the subsurfaces are divided into three layers where the top layers lie at thickness between 10 and 15 m with S-wave velocity (Vs) < 200 m/s (consistent with diluvial clay). The second layer has a thickness > 10 m with Vs between 600 and 800 m/s (consistent with loose sand), and overlays a bedrock layer for which Vs is much higher. We found between the first and second layers are a narrow ‘discontinuity region’ with Vs of 300–500 m/s (consistent with soft sand/silt). The configuration/composition/orientation of layers indicate stable permeable layers overlying saturated and impermeable layers at or below the sea level. The upper permeable layers are vulnerable to instability when subjected to external disturbances such as heavy precipitation, storm waves or earthquakes. The relatively mild wave climate and absence of notching around the water line leads us to conclude that variation in saturation levels is the primary driver of the observed cliff erosion.

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Raw seismic data for this publication are available by personal request to asharml@unib.ac.id.

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Acknowledgements

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Research Center for Oceanography (P2O) Indonesian Institutes of Sciences (LIPI) for supporting this research. We also would like to thank students and technical staff from Physics Department, Bengkulu University for assisting with seismic data acquisitions during the field works. In particular, R Hanafi, who undertook UAV surveys of beaches in the study site. Tide gauge data at Sebat station and Pulau Baai station were obtained from http://tides.big.go.id/ provided by Geospatial Information Agency of Indonesia.

Funding

This study was funded by Demand Driven Research Grant (DDRG) through the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program-Coral Triangle Initiative (COREMAP-CTI) program (Grant Number B-1207/IPK.02/KS/III/2018).

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Bengkulu, Jl. WR Supratman, Kadang Limun, Bengkulu, 38371, Indonesia

    Ashar Muda Lubis & Rida Samdara

  2. Kepahiang Geophysics Station, Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia, Jl. Pembangunan, Kepahiang, Bengkulu, Indonesia

    Lita Angraini

  3. Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, MS-39762, Mississippi State, USA

    Zia Ahmed

  4. Department of Geography and Environment, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, 3114, Bangladesh

    Zia Ahmed

  5. Coastal Engineering Research Group, Zienkiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering, Swansea University, Bay Campus, Swansea, SA1 8EN, Wales, UK

    Dominic E. Reeve

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Lubis, A.M., Samdara, R., Angraini, L. et al. Imaging Subsurface Structures at Fast Eroding Coastal Areas in Northern Bengkulu Using 2D Seismic MASW Method. Earth Syst Environ 6, 531–540 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-022-00301-5

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