Beach nourishment has complex implications for the future of sandy shores

MA de Schipper, BC Ludka, B Raubenheimer… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Beach nourishment—the addition of sand to increase the width or sand volume of the beach—
is a widespread coastal management technique to counteract coastal erosion. Globally …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring marine and aeolian controls on coastal foredune growth using a coupled numerical model

N Cohn, BM Hoonhout, EB Goldstein… - Journal of Marine …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Coastal landscape change represents aggregated sediment transport gradients from
spatially and temporally variable marine and aeolian forces. Numerous tools exist that …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting marine and aeolian contributions to the Sand Engine's evolution using coupled modelling

B van Westen, AP Luijendijk, S de Vries, N Cohn… - Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Quantitative predictions of marine and aeolian sediment transport in the nearshore–beach–
dune system are important for designing Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in coastal …

[HTML][HTML] AeoLiS: Numerical modelling of coastal dunes and aeolian landform development for real-world applications

B van Westen, S de Vries, N Cohn… - … Modelling & Software, 2024 - Elsevier
The formation and evolution of coastal dunes result from a complex interplay of eco-
morphodynamic processes. State-of-the-art models can simulate aeolian transports and …

[HTML][HTML] Subaqueous and subaerial beach changes after implementation of a mega nourishment in front of a sea dike

A Kroon, M de Schipper, S de Vries… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sandy nourishments can provide additional sediment to the coastal system to maintain its
recreational or safety function under rising sea levels. These nourishments can be …

UAV-imaging to model growth response of marram grass to sand burial: Implications for coastal dune development

C Nolet, M Van Puijenbroek, J Suomalainen… - Aeolian Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Vegetated coastal dunes have the capacity to keep up with sea-level rise by accumulating
and stabilizing wind-blown sand. In Europe, this is attributed to marram grass (Ammophila …

Field measurements on spatial variations in aeolian sediment availability at the Sand Motor mega nourishment

B Hoonhout, S de Vries - Aeolian Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Spatial variations in aeolian sediment transport were measured at the Sand Motor mega
nourishment in The Netherlands during a six week field campaign in the fall of 2014. A …

[HTML][HTML] A participatory modelling approach to cognitive map** of the socio-environmental system of sandy anthropogenic shores in the Netherlands

E Bakhshianlamouki, EW Augustijn, M Brugnach… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Sandy Anthropogenic Shores (SAS) are coasts formed or heavily modified by
moving large amounts of dredged sand from offshore towards the land. Subsequently …

[HTML][HTML] Morphodynamic acceleration techniques for multi-timescale predictions of complex sandy interventions

AP Luijendijk, MA de Schipper… - Journal of marine science …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Thirty one percent (31%) of the world's coastline consists of sandy beaches and dunes that
form a natural defense protecting the hinterland from flooding. A common measure to …

Observed changes of a mega feeder nourishment in a coastal cell: Five years of sand engine morphodynamics

B Roest, S De Vries, M De Schipper… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, mega feeder nourishments have been proposed as a new strategy to nourish
sediment-starving beaches. This strategy involves the placement of a large, concentrated …