Abstract
This paper studies the shoreline alterations occurring along the Al Batinah region in the Sultanate of Oman and the impacts of Cyclone Kyarr on its shoreline. The methods used in this research employed Sentinel images and the Digital Shoreline Analysis System within the GIS environment to measure changes of the shoreline and explore Kyarr’s impacts from 2017 to 2020. The results showed that from 2017 to 2020, the Al Batinah coast experienced erosion at a rate of 9 m/year. In addition, the Shoreline Change Envelop showed that the maximum shoreline change was reported from 2018 to 2019, with a 1145 m advancement that coincided with Kyarr in 2019. Further, data from the period between 2017 and 2018 showed that 73 % of the coastline was dominated by soil deposition at an average rate of 10 m/year, while the period between 2018 and 2019 showed erosion at an average rate of -40 m/year. The results of this study will be of interest to decision-makers involved in monitoring shoreline changes and would also be of immence importance in ensuring sustainable coastal zone management and development, especially in areas prone to extreme events such as tropical cyclones.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the help and technical guidance provided by Prof. Foss Yannick from Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés (LIENSs).
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Amna Al Ruheil (Conceptualization, developing the research idea; writing—original draft preparation; run the DSAS model; analyze the output of the model); Alaba Boluwade (Review—original draft; writing—review and editing, Alaba Boluwade.; visualization and image plots, supervision). All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
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Highlights
• Digital shoreline analysis is used to measure shoreline changes after Cyclone Kyarr in Oman.
• The Al Batinah coastal area is used to explore coastal erosion due to Cyclone Kyarr.
• From 2017 to 2020, the Al Batinah coast experienced erosion at a rate of 9 m/year.
• The maximum change envelop was reported from 2018 to 2019, with a 1145 m advancement.
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Al Ruheili, A.M., Boluwade, A. Quantifying Coastal Shoreline Erosion Due to Climatic Extremes Using Remote-Sensed Estimates from Sentinel-2A Data. Environ. Process. 8, 1121–1140 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-021-00522-2
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