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SCOPAC Committee

Chairperson Councillor Mrs M Penfold MBE, West Dorset District Council.

Vice-Chair Councillor Jackie Branson, Havant Borough Council.

Technical assistance provided to Councillors by Mr Lyall Cairns (Southern Coastal Group Chair) and Dr Samantha Cope (SCOPAC Research Chair).

Introduction & Acknowledgements

Methods

Map Design, Symbols & Reliability

User Guide

Bibliographic Database

The STS 2012 update

The 2012 update of the SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study (STS) was funded by the Environment Agency under FDGiA, grant number LDW 41230, with additional contributions from SCOPAC.  

It is referenced as: New Forest District Council (2017). 2012 Update of Carter, D., Bray, M., & Hooke, J., 2004 SCOPAC Sediment Transport Study, www.scopac.org.uk/sts.

Sediment Transport Study 2012

HOMEBIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE

South West and South East Isle of Wight

The Needles to St Catherine’s Point to Culver Cliff

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Sediment Transport Map

Map 24b below illustrates sediment type, direction, volume, transport mechanism and reliability of information.

The arrows on the map, when clicked, will take you through to supporting information. The supporting information is based on a review of literature from the SCOPAC Bibliographic Database and Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme data analysis up to December 2012.

The available photographs are represented by red, numbered dots which, when clicked, will take you through to the appropriate image, with detailed description, in the gallery.

Wave buoys are represented by a yellow & black circle and link through to a directional wave rose (DWR).

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Start Point to Berry Head

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Berry Head to Hope's Nose (Tor Bay)

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Hope's Nose, Torquay to Holcombe

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Holcombe to Straight Point (including Exe Estuary)

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Straight Point to Otterton Ledge

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Otterton Ledge to Beer Head  

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Beer Head to Lyme Regis

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Lyme Regis to West Bay

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West Bay to Portland Bill  

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Isle of Portland and Weymouth Bay  

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Redcliff Point to Durlston Head (Purbeck)  

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Durlston Head to Handfast Point

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Handfast Point to South Haven Point (Studland Bay)  

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Poole Harbour

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Poole Harbour Entrance to Hengistbury Head (Poole Bay)

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Hengistbury Head to Hurst Spit (Christchurch Bay)

Quaternary History of the Solent

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Hurst Spit to Calshot Spit (Western Solent Mainland)  

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Southampton Water  

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River Hamble to Portsmouth Harbour Entrance  

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Portsmouth, Langstone and Chichester Harbours  

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Portsmouth Harbour Entrance to Chichester Harbour Entrance

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North West Isle of Wight

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North East Isle of Wight

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South West Isle of Wight  

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South East Isle of Wight  

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East Head to Pagham, West Sussex

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Pagham to Littlehampton

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Littlehampton to Shoreham-by-Sea  

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Shoreham-By-Sea to Newhaven  

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Newhaven to Beachy Head  

Introduction & Acknowledgements

Methods

Map Design, Symbols & Reliability

User Guide