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Topography, Slope and Geomorphology’s Influences on Shoreline Dynamics along Dakar’s Southern Coast, Senegal

Version 1 : Received: 8 January 2023 / Approved: 13 January 2023 / Online: 13 January 2023 (07:56:13 CET)

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Pouye, I.; Adjoussi, D.P.; Ndione, J.A.; Sall, A. Topography, Slope and Geomorphology’s Influences on Shoreline Dynamics along Dakar’s Southern Coast, Senegal. Coasts 2023, 3, 93-112. Pouye, I.; Adjoussi, D.P.; Ndione, J.A.; Sall, A. Topography, Slope and Geomorphology’s Influences on Shoreline Dynamics along Dakar’s Southern Coast, Senegal. Coasts 2023, 3, 93-112.

Abstract

Among the impacts of climate change in West Africa, coastal erosion is the most threatening disaster apart from floods and the increase in temperature. The southern coast of the Dakar region, as part of the most threatened coastal zones in West Africa, records the most current coastal damages in Dakar due to its coastline dynamics and low-lying area. This study was conducted in three littoral cells (Mbao, Bargny and Toubab Dialaw) and aims to investigate if there is a relationship between the coastline dynamic, topographic and slope and the contribution of the geomorphology along the southern coast of Dakar. It helps to understand better the role which plays the topography, Slope and geomorphology in coastal dynamics using remote sensing, cartographic tools and statistical methods. The Modified Normalized Different Water index (MNDWI) was employed to delineate the coastlines before computing the dynamic rate of the coastline using the Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) software. After that, Topography and Slope were determined using Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Then, the correlation between the coastline dynamic, topography and slope was analyzed through the coefficient of correlation and multiple linear regression model. High dynamic rates were noted in the littoral cells, where the topography and slope are low. In Mbao, there is a significant relationship between the coastline dynamic, topography and slope with a coefficient of correlation of about 0.63. In Bargny, the relationship is also significant, with a coefficient of 0.87. The relationship is not significant in Toubab Dialaw, where topography and Slope are high, with a coefficient of 0.15. We conclude that topography, slope and soil properties play an important role in the study area.

Keywords

shoreline change; geomorphology; topography; correlation coefficient

Subject

Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science

Comments (2)

Comment 1
Received: 17 March 2023
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The commenter has declared there is no conflict of interests.
Comment: This paper is now published on MDPI Coast. https://doi.org/10.3390/
coasts3010006
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Received: 17 March 2023
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Comment: This paper is now published on MDPI Coast Journal.
https://www.mdpi.com/2673-964X/3/1/6 https://doi.org/10.3390/coasts3010006
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