The Factors Affecting Grain Size of Coastal Sediments: Comparison between Konyaalti and Lara Beaches (Antalya) in Gulf of Antalya

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KOÇ K., KOŞUN E., Karaman M. E.

TURKIYE JEOLOJI BULTENI-GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN OF TURKEY, cilt.58, sa.2, ss.85-102, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.25288/tjb.298589
  • Dergi Adı: TURKIYE JEOLOJI BULTENI-GEOLOGICAL BULLETIN OF TURKEY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.85-102
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Antalya, Konyaalti beach, grain size, Lara beach, sedimentology
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Konyaalti and Lara beaches are located in the center of Antalya, to the northeast and northwest parts of Gulf of Antalya, respectively. In this study, the grain size features of two beaches which control under the same hydrodynamic conditions were compared within detail. While the mean grain size in the Konyaalti beach vary from - 3,50 phi to 0,82 phi, in the Lara beach it ranges between - 0,43 phi and 1,81 phi. There is increasing in the grain size depend on eastward transportation in the Konyaalti beach, however similar changes cannot observe in the Lara beach. Sorting parameter that determined in the Konyaalti and Lara beach represent well sorted and mostly poorly sorted, respectively. According to the results obtained from these two beaches, they were defined within coastal classification, and relationship between grain size parameters, longshore current and catchment area was discussed.