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Welcome to the Blinks web site !

Blinks (Beach LINKs to Sandbanks) is a research project investigating the

Impacts of Near-shore Sandbank Mobility on Beaches

Research on beach links to sandbanks is being conducted by scientists from the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich and from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science in Lowestoft (CEFAS). The overall aim of the project is to improve our understanding of the linkages between beach condition (e.g., beach width) and the position and shape of nearshore sandbanks. It is a long-held view that changes on the sandbanks affect the state of adjacent beaches, but as yet there are no available measurements to support the idea. The measurements we conduct will help to improve our understanding of the bank-beach relationships and will be valuable to coastal managers & planners.

Beach users should click on Info for Beach Users. For nearly-live images of the beach and Newcombe Sands click on Lowestoft Images.

For further information about the project, our staff and research partners, how to contact us, and links to other sites, please click on the relevant link in the menu bar at the left of the screen.

Blinks Home Info for beach users Project Details Lowestoft Images Project Staff & Partners Contact Us Links		Welcome to the Blinks web site ! Blinks (Beach LINKs to Sandbanks) is a research project investigating the Impacts of Near-shore Sandbank Mobility on Beaches Research on beach links to sandbanks is being conducted by scientists from the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich and from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science in Lowestoft (CEFAS). The overall aim of the project is to improve our understanding of the linkages between beach condition (e.g., beach width) and the position and shape of nearshore sandbanks. It is a long-held view that changes on the sandbanks affect the state of adjacent beaches, but as yet there are no available measurements to support the idea. The measurements we conduct will help to improve our understanding of the bank-beach relationships and will be valuable to coastal managers & planners. Beach users should click on Info for Beach Users. For nearly-live images of the beach and Newcombe Sands click on Lowestoft Images. For further information about the project, our staff and research partners, how to contact us, and links to other sites, please click on the relevant link in the menu bar at the left of the screen.