[HTML][HTML] Rip current types, circulation and hazard

B Castelle, T Scott, RW Brander, RJ McCarroll - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Rip currents are narrow and concentrated seaward-directed flows that extend from close to
the shoreline, through the surf zone, and varying distances beyond. Rip currents are …

Double bar beach dynamics on the high-energy meso-macrotidal French Aquitanian Coast: A review

B Castelle, P Bonneton, H Dupuis, N Sénéchal - Marine geology, 2007 - Elsevier
The French Aquitanian Coast is an approximately 250 km long straight low coast exposed to
high energy conditions in a meso-macrotidal setting. Offshore wave conditions are …

16 years of topographic surveys of rip-channelled high-energy meso-macrotidal sandy beach

B Castelle, S Bujan, V Marieu, S Ferreira - Scientific Data, 2020 - nature.com
Sandy beaches are highly dynamic environments buffering shores from storm waves and
providing outstanding recreational services. Long-term beach monitoring programs are …

Controls on macrotidal rip current circulation and hazard

T Scott, G Masselink, MJ Austin, P Russell - Geomorphology, 2014 - Elsevier
Rip currents are strong, narrow seaward-flowing currents in the surf zone and are common
on energetic sandy beaches. They are generally associated with distinct beach morphology …

Understanding coastal morphodynamic patterns from depth‐averaged sediment concentration

F Ribas, A Falques, HE De Swart, N Dodd… - Reviews of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the important role of the depth‐averaged sediment concentration
(DASC) to understand the formation of a number of coastal morphodynamic features that …

Pocket beach hydrodynamics: The example of four macrotidal beaches, Brittany, France

A Dehouck, H Dupuis, N Sénéchal - Marine geology, 2009 - Elsevier
During several field experiments, measurements of waves and currents as well as
topographic surveys were conducted on four morphologically-contrasted macrotidal …

Environmental controls on lifeguard-estimated surf-zone hazards, beach crowds, and resulting life risk at a high-energy sandy beach in southwest France

B Castelle, J Dehez, JP Savy, V Marieu, S Lyser… - Natural hazards, 2024 - Springer
Understanding and predicting surf zone risks is of paramount importance to prevent
drowning incidents and severe spine injuries on beaches globally. This study holistically …

Field observations of an evolving rip current on a meso-macrotidal well-developed inner bar and rip morphology

N Bruneau, B Castelle, P Bonneton, R Pedreros… - Continental shelf …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Aquitanian Coast (France) is a high-energy meso-macrotidal environment exhibiting a
highly variable double sandbar system. The inner and the outer bar generally exhibit a bar …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of RTK Quadcopter and structure-from-motion photogrammetry for fine-scale monitoring of coastal topographic complexity

S Bertin, P Stéphan, J Ammann - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Advances in image-based remote sensing using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and
structure-from-motion (SfM) photogrammetry continue to improve our ability to monitor …

Laboratory experiment on rip current circulations over a moveable bed: Drifter measurements

B Castelle, H Michallet, V Marieu… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study describes a laboratory experiment on rip current circulations over a moveable
bed. Rip current characteristics over eight contrasting nature‐like beach morphologies are …