Christchurch Bay –

Barton on Sea
What is the rate of coastal
erosion?

• The rate of erosion varies with

erosion time, marine dynamic
conditions, and pristine topography.
The rate of erosion is high at the
beginning, and the shoreline erosion
rate reaches 0.9km/a, and then
gradually decreases. In areas with
strong wind and wave action and
large tide speed, erosion is strong,
and vice versa is weak. The erosion
of convex banks is strong, and the
erosion of concave banks is weak.