Chilling and Brownwich -> Lee On Solent

Question 1

Chilling and Brownwich - Type of Beach and SMP Management Happening

Answer 1

No Active Intervention
Purely Natural Beach
Low Energy Coastline

Question 2

Chilling and Brownwich - Processes Occuring

Answer 2

Cliff Erosion (10m high cliffs) - 22cm/Year
17m retreat by 2100 (if nothing changes)
Create gravel beach

Question 3

Chilling and Brownwich - Impact of Sea Level Change?

Answer 3

Sea level rise can’t have that big of an impact due to height of cliff (1-2m rise in sea level won’t change much of cliffs, maybe potential for a bit more erosion but that’s it
Solent Breezes Holiday Park On Edge of Cliff - Erosion might mean this needs to be moved

Question 4

Meon Shore to Hill Head - Type of Beach and SMP Management Happening

Answer 4

Hold The Line
Sea Defences To Protect From Sea Level Rise
Beach Nourishment Replaced Groynes and Sea Wall (£1M Scheme) Due to Risk of Sea Level Rise (Flooding)

Question 5

Meon Shore to Hill Head - Processes Occurring

Answer 5

Susceptible to flooding and sea level rise due to starting with a river mouth
Prevented erosion
Mouth of river is now a spit which is heavily managed - Longshore drift created it but is now fixed due to management
Road next to shore

Question 6

Meon Shore To Hill Head - Impact of Sea Level Change?

Answer 6

Flooding could occur along Titchfield haven and submerge the spit (worst case scenario of 1m sea level rise)
Could change coastline and restart spit building again
Greater potential erosion but HTL should ensure little change

Question 7

Hill Head To Lee On Solent - Type of Beach and SMP Management Happening

Answer 7

Hold The Line
1950s sea wall and groynes
300,000 m^3 of new beach was made in 1996 (the last works done) - kept in place by 11 rock groynes
Artificial coastline

Question 8

Hill Head To Lee On Solent - Processes Occurring

Answer 8

Cliffs there but hidden by sea walls and coastal defences
0 cliff erosion for 70 years
Longshore drift occurring (small scale) - can be seen in change of beach width

Question 9

Hill Head To Lee On Solent - Impact of Sea Level Change?

Answer 9

SMP lasts for 50 years (until 2046)
Almost dynamic equilibrium of sediment budget here
Predicted that coastline will be protected well enough for 0.3-1m sea level change to not impact lee on solent