Quantitative analysis of shoreline variation characteristics of the Quanzhou Bay
泉州湾海岸线变化特征的定量分析研究

On the basis of quantitative analysis methods on shoreline variation rate calculation and trend analysis, we discussed basic characteristics on shoreline variation of the Quanzhou Bay from 1959 to 2006, and calculated shoreline variation rate on the coastal segments of Gufuao. The variation rate for the length of the Quanzhou Bay was 0.94 km/a and the variation rate for the area of the Quanzhou Bay was 1.01 km2/a. The coastal segments of Gufuao were siltation in the north and the south, the others were siltation and erosion.