Abstract

BERTOLA, Germán R; MERLOTTO, Alejandra; CORTIZO, Luis  and  ISLA, Federico I. Playas de bolsillo en Mar chiquita provincia de Buenos Aires. Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. [online]. 2013, vol.70, n.2, pp.267-278. ISSN 0004-4822.

The northern coast of General Pueyrredon and south of Mar Chiquita (Buenos Aires, Argentina) are pocket beaches, developed between rocky capes or among breakwaters. Its dynamics is determined mainly erosive episodic natural phenomena (sudestadas) and human actions resulting from drainage of excess water or seasonal alterations that make Spa dealers. In recent years, these beaches have been successive imbalances caused by obstruction of the littoral drift fields caused by the recent construction of jetties and breakwaters, required for laying sewage outfall of Mar del Plata City. The effects of erosion exceed urbanized areas to the extent that setbacks were estimated dune scarps greater than 1 m / year north of Mar Chiquita. In order to delimit impacts, we made profiles in 6 beaches of this coast during the intervals 2004-2005 and 2009-2011. A comparison of aerial photographs and modern images could recognize the extent of coastal erosion at the intervals 1957-1987 and 1987-2000. The breakwaters have reduced erosive effects to the south of Santa Clara, but have increased to the north. The profiles have been able to assess the magnitude of seasonal variations on each beach, and the dominant negative balances for Santa Clara, Camet Norte and Parque Mar Chiquita. The surveys with sidescan sonar in 2009, confirmed the distribution of erosive forms in Camet and sand ridges north of Mar Chiquita. This type of monitoring of intertidal and subtidal areas are necessary when deciding techniques of preservation or beach nourishment.

Keywords : Erosion; Cliffs; Beaches; Littoral drift.

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