Table 7 Correlation of physical parameters.
From: Vulnerability assessment of English and Welsh coastal areas
Beach width to MLW | Dune | Coastal slope | Distance of built structure | Distance of vegetation | Sea defence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combined | Beach width to MLW | 1 | |||||
Dune width | − 0.0743 (0.6441) | 1 | |||||
Coastal slope | − 0.0274 (0.8647) | − 0.1372 (0.3923) | 1 | ||||
Distance of built structure | − 0.0648 (0.6872) | − 0.1846 (0.248) | 0.0111 (0.945) | 1 | |||
Distance of vegetation | − 0.1579 (0.3240) | − 0.1155 (0.4721) | 0.2533 (0.1101) | 0.3751* (0.0157) | 1 | ||
Sea defence | − 0.0901 (0.5753) | 0.3496* (0.0251) | − 0.2768 (0.0798) | − 0.1495 (0.3510) | − 0.2123 (0.1826) | 1 | |
Dawlish | Beach width to MLW | 1 | |||||
Dune width | − 0.0687 (0.7866) | 1 | |||||
Coastal slope | − 0.3256 (0.1873) | − 0.3259 (0.1869) | 1 | ||||
Distance of built structure | 0.414 (0.0877) | − 0.3721 (0.1283) | 0.1076 (0.6709) | 1 | |||
Distance of vegetation | − 0.0398 (0.8755) | − 0.4231 (0.0802) | 0.7078* (0.0010) | 0.5955* (0.0091) | 1 | ||
Sea defence | − 0.0549 (0.8287) | 0.6176* (0.0063 | − 0.6703* (0.0023) | − 0.5506* (0.0179) | − 0.6038* (0.0080) | 1 | |
Aberystwyth | Beach width to MLW | 1 | |||||
Dune width | – | – | |||||
Coastal slope | 0.1193 (0.6719) | – | 1 | ||||
Distance of built structure | − 0.2696 (0.3312) | – | − 0.2697 (0.3310) | 1 | |||
Distance of vegetation | 0.0285 (0.9197) | – | 0.0762 (0.7873) | 0.3614 (0.1856) | 1 | ||
Sea defence | − 0.113 (0.6885) | – | − 0.2475 (0.3737) | 0.6387* (0.0104) | 0.2052 (0.4632) | 1 | |
Happisburgh | Beach width to MLW | 1 | |||||
Dune width | – | – | |||||
Coastal slope | − 0.4813 (0.2272) | – | 1 | ||||
Distance of built structure | 0.0086 (0.9839) | – | 0.5527 (0.1554) | 1 | |||
Distance of vegetation | − 0.2071 (0.6227) | – | 0.5104 (0.1963) | 0.6721 (0.0679) | 1 | ||
Sea defence | − 0.1675 (0.6917) | – | 0.3935 (0.3348) | − 0.1623 (0.7010) | − 0.159 (0.7069) | 1 |
