Extreme coastal erosion enhanced by anomalous extratropical storm wave direction

MD Harley, IL Turner, MA Kinsela, JH Middleton… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Extratropical cyclones (ETCs) are the primary driver of large-scale episodic beach erosion
along coastlines in temperate regions. However, key drivers of the magnitude and regional …

Global warming and coastal erosion

K Zhang, BC Douglas, SP Leatherman - Climatic change, 2004 - Springer
One of the most certain consequences of global warming is an increase of global (eustatic)
sea level. The resulting inundation from rising seas will heavily impact low-lying areas; at …

Erosion hazard vulnerability of US coastal counties

BJ Boruff, C Emrich, SL Cutter - Journal of Coastal …, 2005 - meridian.allenpress.com
This article examines the vulnerability of US coastal counties to erosion by combining a
socioeconomic vulnerability index with the US Geological Survey's physically based coastal …

Storm groups versus extreme single storms: predicted erosion and management consequences

Ó Ferreira - Journal of Coastal Research, 2005 - JSTOR
Storms are the main mechanism responsible for coastal erosion on open coastlines. There
is a vast amount of literature on the consequences of extreme single storms, however the …

Coastal monitoring solutions of the geomorphological response of beach-dune systems using multi-temporal LiDAR datasets (Vendée coast, France)

B Le Mauff, M Juigner, A Ba, M Robin, P Launeau… - Geomorphology, 2018 - Elsevier
Three beach and dune systems located in the northeastern part of the Bay of Biscay in
France were monitored over 5 years with a time series of three airborne LiDAR datasets …

Critical storm thresholds for significant morphological changes and damage along the Emilia-Romagna coastline, Italy

C Armaroli, P Ciavola, L Perini, L Calabrese, S Lorito… - Geomorphology, 2012 - Elsevier
The definition of storm morphological thresholds along the coast of the Emilia-Romagna
Region strictly depends on its configuration and variability. The region is located in northern …

A storm classification based on the beach erosion potential in the Catalonian Coast

ET Mendoza, JA Jiménez - Coastal Dynamics 2005: State of the …, 2006 - ascelibrary.org
Storms along the Catalonian coast previously classified in terms of their energy content are
re-analyzed to take into account their erosion potential effects on the coast. This was done in …

Sedimentary records of intense storms in Holocene barrier sequences, Maine, USA

IV Buynevich, DM FitzGerald, S van Heteren - Marine Geology, 2004 - Elsevier
Coastal-morphological, geophysical (ground-penetrating radar [GPR]), and
sedimentological data document extreme storm events along the sandy barriers of Maine's …

Reversing storm hotspots on sandy beaches: Spatial and temporal characteristics

JH List, AS Farris, C Sullivan - Marine Geology, 2006 - Elsevier
Coastal erosion hotspots are defined as sections of coast that exhibit significantly higher
rates of erosion than adjacent areas. This paper describes the spatial and temporal …

The potential impacts of sea level rise on the coastal region of New Jersey, USA

MJP Cooper, MD Beevers, M Oppenheimer - Climatic Change, 2008 - Springer
This study presents an assessment of the potential impacts of sea level rise on the New
Jersey, USA coastal region. We produce two projections of sea level rise for the New Jersey …