A Potential Beach Monitoring Based on Integrated Methods

This study focuses on the analysis of sandy beaches by integrating sedimentological, geomorphological, and geophysical investigations. The beach represents an extremely variable environment where different natural processes act simultaneously with human activities, leading to gathering methodologies Earth Sciences its evolution in space time. aim this research is propose a potential procedure for monitoring morpho-sedimentary analyzing textural compositional characteristics sands quantifying volumes involved coastal dynamics. area includes two Apulian (Torre Guaceto Le Dune beach) that are representative dynamics large sector central/northern Mediterranean Sea involving southern Adriatic northern Ionian Sea. Sedimentological ecological investigations allowed describe interpreting their sand provenance physical/biological interactions within beach. topographic surveys carried out Terrestrial Laser Scanner Optical Total Station, aimed quantify variations sediment volume over time, whereas Delft3d software was applied analyze effects dominant wave motion sedimentary Lastly, techniques which included Sub Bottom Profiler procedures, Ground Penetrating Radar investigation, resistivity models enabled us calculate thickness above bedrock.