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APPENDIX A 
BEACH FEATURES/PATTERNS IDENTIFICATION CRITERIA 
(Adapted from Pais-Barbosa (2007)) 
Identification criteria 
Hydroform 
Location 
Spectral differences between 
morphological elements 
Shape 
Tide 
Beach 
Between dune feet 
and beachface 
Vegetation, dry sand and wet sand 
Homogenous land 
stripe parallel to the 
coastline 
- 
Beachface 
Between beach 
and breaking zone 
Dry sand, wet sand and breaking 
zone 
Homogenous land 
stripe parallel to the 
coastline 
High tide - 
neap tide 
Breaking 
Zone 
Between 
beachface and sea 
and/or Suspended 
Sediments zone 
Breaking zone (white), suspended 
sediments (light brown) and sea 
(deep-blue); Breaking zone (white) 
and transverse or alongshore 
channel (blue); 
Alongshore, 
Crescentic, 
Transverse welded to 
land 
High tide - 
neap tide 
Suspended 
Sediments 
Between breaking 
zone and sea 
Breaking zone (white), suspended 
sediments (light brown) and sea 
(deep-blue); 
Irregular alongshore 
stripe 
High tide - 
neap tide 
Sea 
Offshore 
Deep blue 
Homogenous