Estuary and beach monitoring with video techniques

Abstract

     Estuaries and coastal shorelines are the most complicated morphological features that are undergoing frequent changes under the governing of hydrodynamic processes. The study on the physical forcings and the trends of their morphological changes usually requires a lot of data including topographical evolution. However, an in-situ topographic survey is commonly very costly. Therefore, the applications of video techniques for coastal and estuary monitoring can complement more comprehensive datasets to monitor changes on the coasts and estuaries with lower costs and help understand beach response to coastal processes. These techniques can assist managers to identify trends and management issues and assist in developing strategic directions for estuary and coastal planning.