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FIGURE 10 Cala Azzurra, transect CA09. Surveyed beach profiles FIGURE 12 Lido Burrone, transect LB10. Surveyed beach profiles
and theoretical equilibrium profile and theoretical equilibrium profile

FIGURE 11 Cala Azzurra, transect CA21. Surveyed beach profiles FIGURE 13 Lido Burrone, transect LB23. Surveyed beach profiles
and theoretical equilibrium profile and theoretical equilibrium profile

For each of surveyed transects, theoretical equilibrium increases with sediment size. The use of equilibrium
profiles which best fit measured data were derived profile to compare measured data is to be considered
using the least squares method. In the ideal case in as a first approximation, consistent with a qualitative
which there is no net cross-shore sediment transport, i.e. description of the coastal morphology and dynamics.
same magnitude of constructive and destructive forces, Main criticisms to this approach can be: (a) the
beach profile tends to assume a concave configuration, equilibrium profile concept is applicable to uniform
classically described by Dean [30] with a power function: sandy beach profile, disregarding the possible
presence of rock and differences in seafloor coverage,
and (b) the Dean formulation can be considered to
progressively become less realistic as the depth of
where h is the water depth, x is the offshore distance submerged profile increases (i.e., starting from 6 m
from shoreline and A is a scale parameter that depth).

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