Wind Waves and Cliff Shaking on Macrotidal Shore Platforms: A Case-study from North Yorkshire, U.K.

• DOI: 10.2112/si85-088.1
• Publication Date: 2018-08-09T17:53:23Z
• Authors: David M. Kennedy; Emma C. Vann Jones; Mark E. Dickson; Nick J. Rosser
• Keywords: Microseism; Cliff; Coastal erosion; Wave height; Infragravity wave; Beach ridge

Kennedy, D.M.; Vann Jones, E.C.; Dickson, M.E., and Rosser, N.J., 2018. Wind waves cliff shaking on macrotidal shore platforms: A case-study from North Yorkshire, U.K. In: Shim, J.-S.; Chun, I., Lim, H.S. (eds.), Proceedings the International Coastal Symposium (ICS) 2018 (Busan, Republic of Korea). Journal Research, Special Issue No. 85, pp. 436–440. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208.Wind are a major erosive agent rocky coast. The physical impact is also important in driving erosion above splash zone. This occurs through transferral energy into bedrock by action wave breaking causing microseismic shaking. In this study we concurrently measure resultant platform at Staithes, It found that infragravity generation limited when compared to microtidal coasts where it does occur confined Cliff broadly correlated strongly linked tidal stage. highest bands microseisms were recorded > 10 Hz, which contrasts gravity-frequency for wind platform. likely surf zone processes more predictive seismic than absolute offshore under low conditions field experiment was conducted.