Contribution of swash processes generated by low energy wind waves in the recovery of a beach impacted by extreme events: Nha Trang, Vietnam

ABSTRACT Lefebvre, J.-P., Almar, R., Viet, N.T., Uu, D.V., Thuan, D.H., Binh, L.T., Ibaceta, R., Duc,N.V., 2014. Contribution of swash processes generated by low energy wind waves in the recovery of a beach impacted by extreme events: Nha Trang, Vietnam . In: Green, A.N. and Cooper, J.A.G. (eds.), Proceedings 13th International Coastal Symposium (Durban, South Africa), Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 70, pp. 663–668, ISSN 0749-0208. Nha Trang beach experiences southerly sediment drift during winter monsoons and northerly sediment drift during summer monsoons. In addition, the area is likely to be impacted by tropical storms or typhoons. Due to the presence of islands at the south east border of the bay, the strongest impact on the shoreline apart from extreme events is due to NE swell from October to April. The mechanism responsible for the sediment drift generated by low energetic locally generated wind waves is insufficiently understood. It involves the functioning of the swash zone for w...