A simple and inexpensive method for muddy shore profiling

Sayedur Rahman Chowdhury; M. Shahadat Hossain; S. M. Sharifuzzaman

doi:10.1007/s00343-015-4002-4

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A simple and inexpensive method for muddy shore profiling

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- A simple and inexpensive method for muddy shore profiling
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 32, Issue 6, Pages: 1383-1391(2014)
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  Institute of Marine Sciences and Fisheries University of Chittagong
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-015-4002-4
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- Online First：07 August 2014，
  
  Published：2014
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Chowdhury, S.R., Hossain, M.S. & Sharifuzzaman, S.M. A simple and inexpensive method for muddy shore profiling., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 1383–1391 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-015-4002-4
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Chowdhury, S.R., Hossain, M.S. & Sharifuzzaman, S.M. A simple and inexpensive method for muddy shore profiling., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 1383–1391 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-015-4002-4 DOI：

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Abstract

There are several well-established methods for obtaining beach profiles

and more accurate and precise high-tech methods are emerging. Traditional low-cost methods requiring minimal user skill or training are still popular among professionals

scientists

and coastal zone management practitioners. Simple methods are being developed with a primary focus on sand and gravel beaches. This paper describes a simple

low-cost

manual field method for measuring profiles of beaches

which is particularly suitable for muddy shores. The equipment is a type of flexible U-tube manometer that uses liquid columns in vertical tubes to measure differences in elevation; the supporting frame is constructed from wooden poles with base disks

which hold measuring scales and a PVC tube. The structure was trialed on a mudflat characterized by a 20–40-cm-thick surface layer of silt and clay

located at the Kutubdia Island

Bangladesh. The study results are discussed with notes on the method’s applicability

advantages and limitations

and several optional modifications for different scenarios for routine profiling of muddy shores. The equipment can be used by one person or two people

and the accuracy of the method is comparable to those in other methods. The equipment can also be used on sandy or gravel beaches.

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