Table 2 Grain-size distribution of the ten shoreface samples and 20 backshore samples. Values are expressed in %
Shoreface samples | |||||||
Sample No. | Vc | C | M | F | Vf | S/C | Sample Type/Name |
1 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 18.1 | 63.3 | 13.4 | 1.2 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted fine sand |
2 | 4.2 | 47.8 | 45.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 15.4 | 49.4 | 30.6 | 3.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted fine sand |
4 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 59.2 | 27.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted medium sand |
5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 63.1 | 16.4 | 2.2 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted fine sand |
6 | 1.5 | 35.5 | 57.3 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted medium sand |
7 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 31.1 | 54.7 | 6.6 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted fine sand |
8 | 91.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted very coarse sand |
9 | 13.1 | 59.1 | 26.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted coarse sand |
10 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 22.1 | 53.3 | 15.6 | 0.6 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted fine sand |
Backshore samples | |||||||
Sample No. | Vc | C | M | F | Vf | S/C | Sample Type/Name |
11 | 30.6 | 47.4 | 20.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted coarse sand |
12 | 5.6 | 79.1 | 14.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
13 | 11.9 | 75.9 | 11.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted coarse sand |
14 | 22.6 | 66.4 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted coarse sand |
15 | 64.1 | 31.2 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted very coarse sand |
16 | 40.9 | 39.2 | 15.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted very coarse sand |
17 | 9.3 | 78.9 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
18 | 25.5 | 68.5 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
19 | 14.6 | 76.4 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
20 | 19.7 | 74.1 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
21 | 19.3 | 72.0 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
22 | 14.0 | 79.9 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
23 | 51.8 | 43.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted very coarse sand |
24 | 0.7 | 77.1 | 16.7 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
25 | 8.0 | 83.6 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
26 | 14.7 | 75.2 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
27 | 71.8 | 27.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted very coarse sand |
28 | 24.4 | 70.4 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted coarse sand |
29 | 64.6 | 33.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, well-sorted very coarse sand |
30 | 49.7 | 39.6 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Unimodal, moderately-sorted very coarse sand |