Spatio-temporal modelling of shoreline migration in Sagar Island, West Bengal, India

• Published in: Journal of coastal conservation Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 1 - 20
• Main Authors: Mondal, Ismail, Thakur, Sandeep, Juliev, Mukhiddin, Bandyopadhyay, Jatisankar, De, Tarun Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Science + Business Media 01.08.2020; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Coastal erosion; Coastal Sciences; Earth and Environmental Science; Erosion rates; Geography; India; Littoral environments; littoral zone; Nature Conservation; Oceanography; Regression analysis; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Satellite imagery; satellites; Shorelines; Spaceborne remote sensing; uncertainty; Sagar Island; West Bengal India; India; Remote sensing and GIS; Shoreline; Accretion; Linear regression; Endpoint rate; Erosion

Sagar Island is a very popular pilgrimage destination located in the western part of Indian Sundarbans. This study employs Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS) extension tool in ArcGIS platform to study and analyse the shoreline dynamics of Sagar Island by utilizing satellite images extending 40...