Environment and development in coastal regions and in small islands

ANALYSIS OF BEACH CHANGES IN ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 1996 – 2001
Volume 1 Assessment Report     June 2003

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1.  Barbuda: Beach Changes 1996-2000

Table 2.  Antigua: Beach Changes 1996-2001

Table 3.  Sediment Sizes

Table 4.  Beach Erosion Hazard 1995-1999

Table 5.  Barbuda: Individual Beach Changes

Table 6.  Antigua: Individual Beach Changes

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1. Monitored Beaches in Antigua

Figure 2. Monitored Beaches in Barbuda

Figure 3. Cross-section of a Typical Beach

Figure 4. Number of Tropical Weather Systems affecting Antigua and Barbuda 1995-2001

Figure 5. Dune Retreat after a Hurricane

Figure 6. Antigua: Changes in Profile Area, 1996-2001

Figure 7. Antigua: Changes in Profile Width, 1996-2001

Figure 8. Barbuda: Changes in Profile Area, 1996-2000

 

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