A comparison of the post-storm recovery of two sandy beaches on Hong Kong Island, southern China

• Main Authors: Lau, An Yi Annie, Yeung, Hoi Yan Esther, Chik, Shun Wah, Chiu, Hon Chim, Huang, Zhaoquan, Pile, Jeremy, Yu, Fengling., Switzer, Adam D.
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106795; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16640; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2013.04.002
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Typhoon Hagupit was one of six tropical cyclones that affected Hong Kong in 2008. When the typhoon made landfall, the combined effect of the waves, storm surge and seasonal high tides resulted in a maximum sea level of 3.53 m at the nearest tide gauge to the study site, the highest since 1962. The e...