Morphodynamics of the south Baltic seabed in the remote foreshore in the
light of field measurements
Abstract
The paper presents results of bathymetric surveys in the remote
foreshore of the south Baltic (c.a. 1-2 Nm off the shoreline at depths
of around 16-20 m). Measurements were collected twice in the vicinity of
the Coastal Research Station (CRS) in Lubiatowo (Poland), first on
November 2017 and then on December 2018. The study site is an area with
hydrodynamics and lithodynamics typical of the south Baltic coast built
of fine sands. The analysis is based on a differential map calculated
from the bathymetric data obtained. The results show changes in the sea
bottom ranging from a few to 70 centimeters. Sonar measurements were
also made in 2017. The images revealed bottom ripples with an
approximate height of 5–20 cm and length of 100–200 cm. The uniqueness
of this research lies in the fact that at such depths there should
theoretically be no significant changes at the sea bottom.