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Date
2017
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Megablocks in Trinidad: Overview on their morphometryAbstract
Los paisajes que generan elementos extremos de oleaje han impreso sus características en las costas del área del Caribe. Este trabajo presenta un estudio morfométrico de los huracanolitos ubicados en un sector de la costa trinitaria entre La Boca y la Curva de Alfredo. Las expediciones de campo permitieron realizar las mediciones para analizar los volúmenes, formas, distancia al mar y altura en la terraza abrasiva de estos bloques. Además, se evaluó la Formula de Scheffers para conocer el posible origen de los mismos. Los datos morfométricos y su interpretación sugieren que el paisaje costero fue modulado por varios eventos de oleaje extremo que afectaron la región. El estudio de los megabloques gana importancia hoy día, ya no solo por su incierto mecanismo de formación, sino por la atención que se debe prestar a los procesos costeros, relacionados con eventos naturales extremos, los cuales potencialmente pueden causar grandes daños a la infraestructura económica del país y a la propia población.Landscapes generated by extreme wave elements have imprinted their characteristics on Caribbean shores. This paper presents a morphometric study of boulders located in a coastal sector of Trinidad, between La Boca and Curva de Alfredo. Measurements were taken during field expeditions to analyze these blocks as for volumes, shapes, distance to the sea and height in the abrasive terrace. Scheffers’ Formula was also evaluated to determine their possible origin. The morphometric data and their interpretation suggest that the coastal landscape was modulated by several extreme wave events that affected the region. The importance of studying megablocks is increasing nowadays, not only because of their uncertain formation mechanism, but also due to the relevance of coastal processes related to extreme natural events, which can potentially cause great damage to the country’s economic infrastructure and population.
Journal
Serie OceanológicaIssue/Article Nr
16Page Range
pp. 1-7Collections