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      <journal-title>Scientific Research and Essays</journal-title>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5897/SRE2014.6061</article-id>
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        <article-title><![CDATA[Coastal climate and beach dynamics at Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique]]></article-title>
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	            <surname>Mark</surname>
            <given-names>R. Jury</given-names>
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		<corresp id="cor1">* E-mail: <email xlink:type="simple">mark.jury@upr.edu</email></corresp>
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        <year>2015</year>
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      	<day>15</day>
        <month>01</month>
        <year>2015</year>
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			<day>02</day>
			<month>08</month>
			<year>2014</year>
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			<day>10</day>
			<month>12</month>
			<year>2014</year>
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      <abstract><![CDATA[Annual field surveys conducted at Ponta do Ouro in Southern Mozambique have determined that coastal variability is driven by high wave energy and consequent northward longshore drift. There is a log-spiral headland-bay system marked by 80 m tall forested dunes in the south that give way to a broad flat sandy beach. Marine climate processes that affect coastal erosion and accretion are studied using local and remote data sets. Since surveys began, the climate has undergone a prolonged dry spell (2002-2007) followed by increased run-off and easterly winds (2010-2013) that have re-built the beaches. Sand grain sizes vary from 240 - 410 m (coarser south ndash; finer north) and are mobilized by frequent longshore wind events gt; 10 m/s. Ocean drifters reveal a northward current in the outer surf zone of 0.6 m/s and an onshore gyre of 0.1 m/s in the recessed bay. Wave-driven sand transport is estimated at 5 106 kg/yr/m. While the upper beach has flattened due to pedestrian traffic and urban development, the lower beach has recovered from erosion due to a greater frequency of easterly waves and rainy weather.

	 

	Key words: Beach, coastal erosion, marine climate.]]></abstract>
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