Prediction of Coastal Evolution in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

Yang, Z.; Chen, D.; Huang, D., and Yang, Y., 2019. Prediction of coastal evolution in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. In: Guido-Aldana, P.A. and Mulahasan, S. (eds.), Advances in Water Resources and Exploration. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 93, pp. 16–21. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Coasts vary in their composition and the physical processes that affect them. However, their nature and behavior have similarities. Presently, the majority of coasts worldwide are eroding. The rapidly increasing threat of global warming and the resulting rise in sea level can accelerate coastal erosion. The nearly 2 km coastline in the port city of Puerto Cabello in Venezuela, to the west of the island Goaigoaza, was taken as a case study. The long-term state of the beach was assessed by considering the credits and debits of sand that pass through the coastal system. In the study, the net longshore sediment transport rate in the west of the salient was westward and Qin < Qout, denoting that beach erosion will occur in this particular area. Through field investigations and theoretical analysis, it can be preliminarily concluded that the beaches in the study area are slightly eroded. However, a long-term study on the current profile is essential to arrive at a decisive conclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]