Observations of Tide- and Wave-Driven Groundwater Dynamics in Meso-Tidal Sandy Beach

Author:

Woussen Emilie1,Sous Damien23,Sénéchal Nadia1

Affiliation:

1. Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Bordeaux INP, EPOC, UMR 5805, F-33600 Pessac, France

2. Univertsité de Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ., CNRS, IRD, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), F-83130 La Garde, France

3. Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour, E2S UPPA, SIAME, F-64600 Anglet, France

Abstract

This study focuses on the non-hydrostatic groundwater dynamics of a meso-tidal sandy beach under the influence of tides and waves. A field campaign was conducted at Lacanau Beach, France, during four consecutive tide cycles in March 2022. Groundwater dynamics was monitored based on a network of buried pressure sensors. The data analysis revealed the combined influences of waves and tides on the groundwater circulation. Tidal-scale groundwater flows are predominantly seaward, primarily controlled by the head gradient resulting from a high coastal aquifer. A circulation cell develops under the swash zone and moves across the beachface following the tidal oscillations. On a daily scale per alongshore and vertical units, the observed flow is 2.5 m3.m−2.day−1, i.e., 912.5 m3.m−2.year−1. Extrapolating the present dataset, it may be expected that combined events, such as drought-induced aquifer depletion with high tides, could lead to beach-scale gradient reversal, potentially causing salinisation of the continental aquifer.

Publisher

MDPI AG

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