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This study introduces three typical models on equilibrium beach profile, and discusses the application limitations of these models. Then this study examines the selections for applying these models on different coastal segments of a headland-bay beach in west Guangdong, South China, and explores the physical significances of those parameters in the models. The results indicate that: (1) Bodge’s model is more in line with the equilibrium beach profile of the tangential or transitional segment, whereas Lee’s model is more consistent with the shadow profile; (2) most of the parameters in three models have clear physical significances in accordance with the actual characteristics of this headland-bay beach; and (3) both the selections for the equilibrium beach profile from different segments and significances of most of the parameters in three models are in essence correlated with the morphodynamic states at various coastal locations.
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41301005) and Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 2014M552118).
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Yu, Jt., Ding, Yt., Cheng, Hx. et al. Typical equilibrium beach profile models and their significances from different segments of a headland-bay beach. China Ocean Eng 30, 637–650 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-016-0041-7
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