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Shoreline changes due to construction of groyne field in north of Chennai Port, India

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Chennai Port (13.099872° N, 80.297407° E), located along the southeast coast of India, has been a hub for maritime trade since the fifteenth century. An artificial harbour was initially constructed in 1881 which underwent numerous expansions in the following years. The breakwaters of the harbour intercepted the heavy sediment-laden littoral drift along the coast, resulting in the formation of the world’s second-longest urban beach south of the port, i.e. on its up-drift side. Meanwhile, the coast north of the port, i.e. the down-drift side, experienced intense erosion due to a lack of sediment supply and forces induced on the coast due to waves and currents. The shoreline change study in this paper investigates a shoreline stretch of about 6 km (protected by transitional groynes), north of Chennai Port by dividing it into three segments. The rate of shoreline changes over a period of about 12 years across three different segments was assessed using statistical parameters by employing remote sensing techniques complemented with geographical information system (GIS) and digital shoreline analysis system (DSAS) tool. It is inferred that the coast has witnessed accretion and sizable growth in beach width has been observed post the construction of groyne field.

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The authors hereby acknowledge the financial support provided by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India through Grant No. DST/CCP/CoE/141/2018C under SPLICE—Climate Change Program.

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    Vallam Sundar, Sannasi Annamalaisamy Sannasiraj, Sukanya Ramesh Babu & Gracy Margaret Mary Rajakan

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Sundar, V., Sannasiraj, S.A., Ramesh Babu, S. et al. Shoreline changes due to construction of groyne field in north of Chennai Port, India. Environ Monit Assess 193, 830 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09590-1

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