beach profiling lab

Beach profiling is measuring the beach to figure out the current beach profile or the size and height of the beach, then we can compare future data to see how the beach has changed.  Beach profiling can be useful to investors building in near shore places because if the beach has had past profiling studies done then builders could see how the beach changes of the years.  To get an accurate profile allot of measurements need to be taken so it’s good to have multiple teams working to profile one beach simultaneously

Procedure
1 find a place to start transect line.

2 gps mark that point

3 run transect line perpendicular towards the ocean.

4 proceed to place red Fred in the shed

5 use compass to take heading of the transect line

4 if beach slopes upward from the point of measurement then the run stick is placed on that point  if the beach slopes downward the rise stick is placed on the point of measurement.

5 place appropriate tool at point start of transect line

6 if clear of obstructions place appropriate  tool 1 meter down the transect line., if there are obstructions place the tool that is not on the measuring point close the obstruction and then move the measuring point past the obstruction once  steps 7 8 have been taken,

 7ensure both tools are level

8 record the centimeter mark aligned with the top of the intersecting pole as rise and run 1 meter.  the rise will be negative if it is sloping up and positive if sloping down

Repeat step 6 7 8 until you reach past the foot of the beach, the transect line ends here.

10 wind up transect tape.

11 mark transect tape start point for future reference  

this is a picture of me marking the gps point for the start of the transect line, max is in there to just chilling out with the run measuring tool.

in this picture max is again just chilling out with the run tool after having measured the run. mira is marking it down and me and ms s are checking out the data.

Beach Profile

This graph shows the height of the sand from the foot of the beach. our y axis is in centimeters and our x axis is in centimeters.

Te yellow dots represent the rotten guavas that we scientificly refer to as current marks.  W observed the movement of the current markes and the relative beach data such as our suroundings and water conditions.