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Beach Sand Supply and Transport at Kunduchi in Tanzania and Bamburi in Kenya

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dc.creator Shaghude, Yohanna W.
dc.creator Mburu, J. W.
dc.creator Uku, Jacqueline
dc.creator Arthurton, Russell
dc.creator Nyandwi, Ntahondi
dc.creator Onganda, H.
dc.creator Magori, Charles
dc.creator Sanga, Ignatio
dc.date 2016-07-21T12:00:36Z
dc.date 2016-07-21T12:00:36Z
dc.date 2012
dc.identifier Onganda, H., Nyandwi, N., Mburu, J.W., Ochiewo, J., Uku, J., Arthurton, R.S., Sanga, I., Magori, C. and Shaghude, Y.W., 2012. Beach Sand Supply and Transport at Kunduchi in Tanzania and Bamburi in Kenya.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/3348
dc.description Beach-head erosion of sandy beach plains in eastern Africa threatens tourism-related infrastructure and the livelihoods of beach users. The nature and drivers of physical shoreline change at Kunduchi, Dar es Salaam, and Bamburi, Mombasa, are described with analyses of beach sand transport through the annual monsoon cycle and the provenance and sustainability of the beach sand supply. Time-series records of wind-vectors at Dar es Salaam and Mombasa show similar averaged patterns. Because of the contrasting alignments of these coasts, the net wind-wave driven longshore transport at Kunduchi (trending NNW) is northnorth-westwards, while at Bamburi (trending NNE) there is little net transport. At Bamburi, the beaches are recharged with reef/platform-derived calcium carbonate sand and siliciclastic sand discharged from the hinterland via tidal channels. At Kunduchi, recharge comprises mostly river-borne siliciclastic sand, but riverine sand mining threatens natural replenishment, jeopardising beach maintenance. Eroding beach plain deposits contribute siliciclastic sand at both sites.
dc.language en
dc.subject Beach sand
dc.subject Longshore drift
dc.subject Kunduchi
dc.subject Bamburi
dc.subject Monsoon
dc.subject Shoreline change
dc.title Beach Sand Supply and Transport at Kunduchi in Tanzania and Bamburi in Kenya
dc.type Journal Article, Peer Reviewed


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