Coastal area constitutes a vulnerable environment and requires special attention to
preserve ecosystems and human activities therein. To this aim, many studies have been …

The amount of marine litter, mainly composed by plastic materials, has become a global
environmental issue in coastal environments. Traditional monitoring programs are based on …

This baseline reports scientific evidence of marine litter items embedded in the dune volume
at two study sites on the North Atlantic Portuguese coast. We described how stranded litter …

Marine litter pollution on coastal dunes has received limited scientific attention when
compared with sandy shores. This paper proposes a new framework based on the …

Time series of storm wave runup and overtopping observed on a sandy beach with a
scanning LiDAR are compared with predictions of the phase-resolving numerical model …

The Minho and Lima estuaries, separated by approximately 20 km, are two important
transitional systems from the NW Atlantic Portuguese coast. Considering their contrasting …

At coasts, sandy beach-dune systems act as natural barriers to environmental forcing,
preventing coastal flooding and protecting coastal communities. In the context of coastal …

Classification of beach morphodynamic state relies on accurate representation of breaking
wave conditions, H b (plus grain size and spring tidal range). Measured breaking wave data …

Since the field measurement of wave overwash is difficult to obtain during severe storms, a
laboratory experiment is conducted to measure the time and space evolution of the …

Coastal erosion may cause significant damage to property and infrastructure with far
reaching socio-economic consequences. Assessing the site-specific shoreline dynamics is …