TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantity, distribution, and impacts of coastal driftwood triggered by a typhoon
AU - Doong, Dong Jiing
AU - Chuang, Hui Chieh
AU - Shieh, Chjeng Lun
AU - Hu, Jian Hwa
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to give great thanks to the following people who provided most of the field survey data as well as valuable information and photos for this study: Ms. Fang Wang at the Forestry Bureau of the Council of Agriculture, Mr. Ming-Long Chen in the Pingtung County Government, Mr. Jia-Hao Syu in the Taitung County Government, Mr. Ke-Siao Hong in the Kaohsiung County Government, and Mr. Yi-Yi Huang in the Badouzi fishing port management station of the Keelung City Government. We would also like to thank Mr. Tsai-Tsung Tsai of the National Cheng Kung University for his assistance in the processing of satellite images. This research was funded by the National Science Council of Taiwan ( NSC 99-2218-E-019-002 ).
PY - 2011/7
Y1 - 2011/7
N2 - Typhoon Morakot pounded Taiwan in 2009 with record-breaking rainfall, washing an unprecedented amount of driftwood into the sea that was partially deposited at the coastal areas. According to the satellite imagery analysis, more than three million trees fell and were washed away to occupy 83.2% of the Taiwanese coastline, including 52 fishing harbors. The amount cleaned-up was only 1/7 of the total coastal driftwood. It was found that the amount of coastal driftwood is not only related to the amount of precipitation but is also related to the distance from the location of the landslide to the river mouth and to the landslide area. The amount of accumulated coastal driftwood demonstrated log-profile declines with increasing distance to the river mouth. Nearshore current and wave motion are the critical factors for driftwood deposition. Much of the driftwood washed into the sea harmed the tourism and fishing industries, endangered navigation and oceanic activities, and impacted the marine environment and ecosystem.
AB - Typhoon Morakot pounded Taiwan in 2009 with record-breaking rainfall, washing an unprecedented amount of driftwood into the sea that was partially deposited at the coastal areas. According to the satellite imagery analysis, more than three million trees fell and were washed away to occupy 83.2% of the Taiwanese coastline, including 52 fishing harbors. The amount cleaned-up was only 1/7 of the total coastal driftwood. It was found that the amount of coastal driftwood is not only related to the amount of precipitation but is also related to the distance from the location of the landslide to the river mouth and to the landslide area. The amount of accumulated coastal driftwood demonstrated log-profile declines with increasing distance to the river mouth. Nearshore current and wave motion are the critical factors for driftwood deposition. Much of the driftwood washed into the sea harmed the tourism and fishing industries, endangered navigation and oceanic activities, and impacted the marine environment and ecosystem.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.021
DO - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.04.021
M3 - Article
C2 - 21620419
AN - SCOPUS:79959328753
SN - 0025-326X
VL - 62
SP - 1446
EP - 1454
JO - Marine Pollution Bulletin
JF - Marine Pollution Bulletin
IS - 7
ER -
