Abstract
In this study, shear wave velocity structures of sandy flats, muddy flats, and subtropical flats were evaluated by means of multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW). Spectrum analysis along the cross-shore direction was carried out in order to quantitatively characterize the dominant wavelength for the variations of both shear wave velocity and morphological structures of intertidal flats with various scales and soil types. In the intertidal flats with multi bar-trough structure, dominant wavelengths in a range of 40 to 90 m were obtained, while in the muddy flat or huge-scale homogeneous sandy flat, any dominant wavelength was not obtained. In subtropical intertidal flats, the dominant wavelength was strongly influenced by prominent lime rock rather than the morphological surface variation.
