Coastal geomorphology: trends and challenges

JR French, H Burningham - Progress in Physical Geography, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This review highlights recent work in coastal geomorphology that challenges existing
wisdom, breaks new ground or contributes in some way to wider principles. Sediment …

Coastline orientation, aeolian sediment transport and foredune and dunefield dynamics of Moçambique Beach, Southern Brazil

GM da Silva, P Hesp - Geomorphology, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper examines the role of coastline orientation on foredune and dunefield
development at Moçambique Beach, Southern Brazil. The beach displays significant …

[PDF][PDF] 3.08–Dune coasts

P Hesp - Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science. Academic …, 2011 - researchgate.net
A review of the processes of initiation, evolution, dynamics, geomorphology, and location of
coastal dunes is provided. Four principal dune types are covered: foredunes, blowouts …

Tourists' perception of socio-cultural values of ecosystem services and management perspectives at the Vadu wild beach, Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, Romania

M Sima, M Dumitrascu, I Grigorescu… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal ecosystems (beaches and sand dunes) deliver a wide range of ecosystem services
and support to biodiversity and human well-being. Public awareness and engagement on …

Accuracy of the UAV-based DEM of beach–foredune topography in relation to selected morphometric variables, land cover, and multitemporal sediment budget

J Rotnicka, M Dłużewski, M Dąbski, M Rodzewicz… - Estuaries and …, 2020 - Springer
Recent developments in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have resulted in high-resolution
digital elevation models (DEMs) of vulnerable coastal environments, including beach …

Global climate change: an opportunity for coastal dunes??

NP Psuty, TM Silveira - Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2010 - Springer
The predictions for coastal change under the scenario of global sea-level rise offer
impending disaster for the variety of coastal morphologies, their associated habitats, and the …

Processes controlling the development of a river mouth spit

S Dan, DJR Walstra, MJF Stive, N Panin - Marine Geology, 2011 - Elsevier
Spits are among the most dynamic features in the coastal zones. Their stability is, very often,
the result of a fragile equilibrium between the availability of sediments and the forcing …

Storm climate on the Danube delta coast: evidence of recent storminess change and links with large-scale teleconnection patterns

FI Zăinescu, F Tătui, NN Valchev… - Natural Hazards, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents an overview of storminess along the Danube delta coast since 1949 by
analysing wind and wave data and discusses the influences of teleconnections on climate …

A comprehensive approach to evaluate coastal dune evolution in Haiyang, China

D Ma, Z Tian, C Zhu, Y Wang - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Coastal dunes record the evolutionary process of coastal dynamic geomorphological
systems, and provide valuable information on climate change, sea level changes …

Impact of large water level fluctuations on geomorphological processes and their interactions in the shore zone of a dam reservoir

H Kaczmarek, OA Mazaeva, EA Kozyreva… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bratsk Reservoir is the second largest reservoir in the world in terms of volume (170 km 3)
and one of the largest in terms of area (about 5500 km 2). It was created in 1967 and is …