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Identification of the Sediment Movement Mechanism via Grain Size and Shape: A Case Study of a Beach in Eastern Hainan Island in South China

Wufeng Cheng    
Shenliang Chen    
Jun Zhu    
Xiaojing Zhong    
Jin Hu and Junli Guo    

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This paper used dynamic image analysis (DIA) to analyze the grain size and shape data of beach surface sediments in Bao?ding Bay, eastern Hainan Island, China, and explored the effects of sediment transport modes and beach morphology on the grain size?shape trend curves. This paper adopted a method of combining grain size cumulative frequency curves and grain size?shape trend curves to identify three sediment transport modes: suspension, saltation, and traction, and analyzed the characteristics of the grain size?shape trend curves under different beach morphologies (reflective, intermediate, and dissipative). This paper found that the grain size?shape trend curves can effectively indicate the sediment transport modes and improve the accuracy of subpopulation division; the grain size?shape trend curves showed different distribution characteristics in the cross-shore and longshore directions, which are closely related to the beach?s morphology and sediment transport direction. This paper provides a new method and idea for studying beach sediment transport and sedimentary environment using sediment grain size and shape data.

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