What would happen to longshore transport along the coast if rivers on the coast were dammed, trapping sand behind the dams?
a) The longshore current would become less.
b) The longshore transport would become less.
c) There would be no effect because sand would get through with water released from the dams.
d) Sand from beaches upstream in the longshore current would replace the sand missing from the rivers.
e) Sand in the longshore current would be replaced by finer grained sediments from the rivers.
B
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