EVALUATION OF SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ALONG THE NILE DELTA COAST, EGYPT

Surface synoptic charts of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea have been use d for a decade (1980-1989) to obtain data of wind direction and speed. Wind waves are predicted along the Nile Delta coast at five locations (Abu Quir, Rashid, Burullus, Pas El Bar and Port Said). The coastal a rray system (GAS) wave data obtained in 1988 are used to carry out a c omparison between predicted and observed values of wave parameters at Abu Quir and Ras El Bar. It can be concluded that, the transport of se diment is eastward at Abu Quir, Burullus, Pas El Bar and Port Said. At Rashid the transport is mainly westward due to the effect of the NNE waves, while some reversal occurred. The transport is eastward when NN W and WNW waves dominate the area. The area between Abu Quir and Rashi d and that between Pas El Bar and Port Said are characterized by accre tion while those between Rashid and Burullus and between Burullus and Pas El Bar are characterized by erosion.