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] Assessment of satellite-derived shorelines automatically extracted from Sentinel-2 imagery using SAET

JE Pardo-Pascual, J Almonacid-Caballer… - Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The definition of the shoreline position from satellite imagery is of great interest among
coastal monitoring techniques. Understanding the reality mapped by the resulting shorelines …

[HTML][HTML] How wind direction and building spacing influences airflow patterns and sediment transport patterns around a row of beach buildings: A numerical study

P Pourteimouri, GHP Campmans, KM Wijnberg… - Aeolian Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Buildings at the beach change the near-bed airflow patterns in the surrounding area. This
induces alterations in wind-induced bed shear stress and wind-induced sediment transport …

The effects of beach width variability on coastal dune development at decadal scales

FG Silva, KM Wijnberg, AV de Groot, SJMH Hulscher - Geomorphology, 2019 - Elsevier
A cellular automata model is used to evaluate, over decadal time spans, the effect of beach
width changes on the development of coastal dune systems. The model includes the effects …

Sediment availability provokes a shift from Brownian to Lévy‐like clonal expansion in a dune building grass

VC Reijers, S Hoeks, J van Belzen, K Siteur… - Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In biogeomorphic landscapes, plant traits can steer landscape development through plant‐
mediated feedback interactions. Interspecific differences in clonal expansion strategy can …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular automaton modelling of the effects of buildings on aeolian bedform dynamics

DW Poppema, ACW Baas, SJMH Hulscher… - Aeolian research, 2022 - Elsevier
Buildings affect aeolian sediment transport and bedform development in sandy
environments. Cellular automaton (CA) models have, however, only been used to simulate …

Layered mound, inverted channels and polygonal fractures from the Makgadikgadi pan (Botswana): Possible analogues for Martian aqueous morphologies

F Franchi, R MacKay, AT Selepeng… - Planetary and Space …, 2020 - Elsevier
Layered mounds and inverted channels with polygonal fractures from the Ntwetwe Pan in
the Makgadikgadi Basin (central Botswana) have been herein investigated. These …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated approach between multispectral satellite images and geophysical and morpho-topographic surveys for the detection of water stress associated …

G Scardino, S Mancino, G Romano, D Patella… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coastal erosion occurs due to different processes involving physical and ecological
systems. One of these factors is the degree of water stress experienced by dune vegetation …

Set of indices to assess dune development and dune restoration potential in beach-dune systems on Mediterranean developed coasts

C Garcia-Lozano, J Pintó, FX Roig-Munar - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this paper is to contribute with a tool to guide decision makers with some
level of understanding of coastal dynamics as to the most appropriate management …

A new approach to account for species‐specific sand capture by plants in an aeolian sediment transport and coastal dune building model

Q Laporte‐Fauret, M Wengrove… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vegetation plays a crucial role in coastal dune building. Species‐specific plant
characteristics can modulate sediment transport and dune shape, but this factor is absent in …