Coastal erosion: Why are researchers using oceanographic tech for research in the Dead Sea?
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You've probably seen a breakwater before: a structure built offshore designed to absorb wave energy before waves reach the coastline, thereby protecting the coast from the waves' erosive forces. How do those who build the structure know the waves won't simply sweep the boulders of the breakwater away with them?
Researchers in Israel are researching the relationship between wind, wave parameters, and the waves' ability to transport gravel and sediments of different sizes. The Dead Sea proves to be an ideal environment to research these erosive forces. The water level drops year after year, meaning waves are acting on a new coastline each year— the perfect environment to study the effects of erosion.
This research team relies on Nortek's Signature1000 ADCP to measure currents and waves in the Dead Sea to investigate what kinds of waves will move different sizes of sediments and gravel.
Leveraging this "natural laboratory" is especially important as coastal erosion continues to threaten coastal communities worldwide. With answers from research projects like this, we can create better barriers to coastal erosion such as breakwaters, boulder-based structures placed offshore to absorb wave energy and mitigate erosion.
Learn how the team's research can be used to improve coastal erosion mitigation efforts in the future, in the video above.
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