Table 9 Total shoreline and erosional and accretional areas in different time scales.
From: Farasan Island of Saudi Arabia confronts the measurable impacts of global warming in 45 years
Total area | Erosion/accretion area | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Area (sq. km) | Year | Erosion (sq. km) | Accretion (sq. km) | Change (sq. km) | Remarks |
1975 | 695.22 | 1975–1990 | 54.18 | 4.66 | − 49.52 | Erosion |
1990 | 645.75 | 1990–2000 | 10.97 | 1.03 | − 9.94 | Erosion |
2000 | 635.34 | 2000–2010 | 19.23 | 1.19 | − 18.04 | Erosion |
2010 | 617.93 | 2010–2020 | 6.46 | 2.37 | − 4.09 | Erosion |
2020 | 614.17 | 1975–2020 | 83.99 | 3.13 | − 80.86 | Erosion |
