Beachrock occurrence, characteristics, formation mechanisms and impacts

MI Vousdoukas, AF Velegrakis, TA Plomaritis - Earth-Science Reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
Beachrocks are hard coastal sedimentary formations consisting of various beach sediments,
lithified through the precipitation of carbonate cements. The objectives of this contribution …

Coastal evolution on volcanic oceanic islands: A complex interplay between volcanism, erosion, sedimentation, sea-level change and biogenic production

RS Ramalho, R Quartau, AS Trenhaile, NC Mitchell… - Earth-Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
The growth and decay of oceanic hotspot volcanoes are intrinsically related to a competition
between volcanic construction and erosive destruction, and coastlines are at the forefront of …

[HTML][HTML] Beachrock: a tool for reconstructing relative sea level in the far-field

B Mauz, M Vacchi, A Green, G Hoffmann, A Cooper - Marine Geology, 2015 - Elsevier
Today's understanding of sea-level change developed through a combination of process-
based physical modelling and observational data. Observational data of sea-level change …

Cementation patterns and genetic implications of Holocene beachrocks from northeastern Brazil

MM Vieira, LF De Ros - Sedimentary Geology, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper describes the complex patterns of diagenesis in Holocene beachrock ledges
located along both the eastern and northern coasts of the state of Rio Grande do Norte …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic use of UAV and USV data and petrographic analyses for the investigation of beachrock formations: A case study from Syros Island, Aegean Sea …

KG Nikolakopoulos, P Lampropoulou, E Fakiris… - Minerals, 2018 - mdpi.com
Up until the last ten years, remote sensing data and especially high-resolution satellite data
and airphotos were mainly used in shallow water map**. The evolution and low cost of …

Relative sea-level curve during the Holocene in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil: A review of the indicators-RSL, altimetric and geochronological data

JWA Castro, JCS Seoane, D Fernandes… - Journal of South …, 2021 - Elsevier
A review of relative sea-level (RSL) oscillations during the Holocene in Rio de Janeiro,
southeastern Brazil, is presented based on new data. This new data encompasses …

Formation, exposure, and evolution of a high-latitude beachrock in the intertidal zone of the Corrubedo complex (Ria de Arousa, Galicia, NW Spain)

D Rey, B Rubio, AM Bernabeu, F Vilas - Sedimentary Geology, 2004 - Elsevier
The presence of beachrocks is noted on the Galician shoreline at 41° N, a latitude at which
this phenomenon is rarely found. The present study focuses on the petrological …

[HTML][HTML] Morphosedimentary characteristics and formation mechanisms of new beaches generated after the Tajogaite volcano eruption of 2021 (La Palma, Spain)

I Alonso, FJ Santana-Sarmiento, F Andrés-Araujo… - Marine Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Only in very special circumstances can new beaches develop due to natural processes in
areas where they did not exist before. One such circumstance is related to volcanic …

[HTML][HTML] Chemical characterization of the Punta de Fuencaliente CO-enriched system (La Palma, NE Atlantic Ocean): a new natural laboratory for ocean acidification …

S González-Delgado, D González-Santana… - …, 2021 - bg.copernicus.org
We present a new natural carbon dioxide (CO 2) system located off the southern coast of the
island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain). Like CO 2 seeps, these CO 2 submarine …

Coastal resilience potential as an indicator of social and morphological vulnerability to beach management

F Bianco, S García-Ayllón - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Indicator-oriented approaches embrace several aspects of coastal erosion vulnerability
assessments. Nonetheless, coastal erosion is mostly increasing because of both the lack of …