Table 2 Summary of Shoreline Change Metrics.

From: Shoreline change detection along the eastern coast of Ghana: leveraging GIS and advanced remote sensing techniques

Metric

Zone A

Zone B

Zone C

NSM (Net Shoreline Movement)

 Total transects

425

349

501

 Average distance (m)

15.2

20.42

33.5

 Negative transects (%)

35.29%

37.54%

26.55%

 Maximum negative distance (m)

−103.8 (ID: 110)

−116.37 (ID: 155)

−272.59 (ID: 40)

 Positive transects (%)

64.71%

62.46%

73.45%

 Maximum positive distance (m)

135.9 (ID: 230)

143.49 (ID: 48)

335.47 (ID: 87)

EPR (End Point Rate)

 Average rate (m/yr)

0.45 ± 0.12

0.57 ± 0.09

−0.42 ± 0.15

 Erosional transects (%)

35.29%

37.54%

26.55%

 Accretional transects (%)

64.71%

62.46%

73.45%

 Maximum erosion rate (m/yr)

−2.95 (ID: 110)

−3.05 (ID: 155)

−30.49 (ID: 34)

 Maximum accretion rate (m/yr)

3.89 (ID: 230)

4.01 (ID: 2)

8.79 (ID: 87)

LRR (Linear Regression Rate)

 Average rate (m/yr)

0.52 ± 1.01

0.59 ± 1.09

−0.71 ± 1.38

 Erosional transects (%)

43.76%

46.42%

40.52%

 Accretional transects (%)

56.24%

53.58%

59.48%

 Maximum erosion rate (m/yr)

−1.49 (ID: 110)

−1.51 (ID: 155)

−28.62 (ID: 34)

 Maximum accretion rate (m/yr)

4.75 (ID: 230)

4.98 (ID: 2)

9.61 (ID: 87)