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The sedimentary balance of a littoral is very sensitive to any modification that can intervene in its environment under the action of natural phenomena and anthropic, as economic activity on certain beaches through tourism activities and massive sand extraction, which leads to the destabilization of transverse sediment exchanges. Additionally, the coastal zone of the Moroccan Atlantic coast is exposed to a strong dynamism, with a permanent swell and strong tidal currents. The purpose of this work is to analyze the long term and medium term evolution of the Moulay Bousselham (Morocco) coastline kinematics and the spatio-temporal follow-up, for a 42-year period. Using multidates photo interpretation acquired in, 1976, 1988, 2010 and a satellite image of 2018, and this with the help of Spatial Remote Sensing, (GIS), (GPS), and Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS). The rate of the reported changes was estimated using the End Point Rate Index (EPR), the Linear Regression Rate Index (LRR). In addition, the coastline was classified as erosion area and accretion area by means of GIS analysis. The results of this work also show erosion and accretion processes along the Moulay Bousselham coast (10 km) estimated at 92% and 8%, respectively.
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El Habti, M.Y., Zayoun, A., Raissouni, A., Bahousse, E.H., el Arrim, A. (2022). Modeling and Digital Simulation of Coastal Kinematic at the Moroccan Atlantic Coast, Application of Geomatics. In: Kacprzyk, J., Balas, V.E., Ezziyyani, M. (eds) Advanced Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Development (AI2SD’2020). AI2SD 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1417. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90633-7_91
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