Geological constraints on mesoscale coastal barrier behaviour

JAG Cooper, AN Green, C Loureiro - Global and Planetary Change, 2018 - Elsevier
Barrier/lagoon systems occupy a significant part of the world's coast. They are diverse in
size, morphology, geological and oceanographic setting, and morphodynamic behaviour …

Depositional and sea-level history from MIS 6 (Termination II) to MIS 3 on the southern continental shelf of South Africa

HC Cawthra, Z Jacobs, JS Compton, EC Fisher… - Quaternary Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pleistocene shoreline deposits comprised of calcified shallow marine (palaeobeach) and
aeolian (palaeodune) facies found along mid-latitude coastlines can be useful indicators of …

Is barrier island morphology a function of tidal and wave regime?

JS Mulhern, CL Johnson, JM Martin - Marine Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Classification of barrier island morphology stems from the seminal work of MO Hayes and
others, which linked island shape to tidal range and wave height and defined coastal energy …

Rollover, drowning, and discontinuous retreat: Distinct modes of barrier response to sea‐level rise arising from a simple morphodynamic model

J Lorenzo‐Trueba, AD Ashton - Journal of Geophysical …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We construct a simple morphodynamic model to investigate the long‐term dynamic
evolution of a coastal barrier system experiencing sea‐level rise. Using a simplified barrier …

[HTML][HTML] Morphology and distribution of submerged palaeoshorelines: Insights from the North West Shelf of Australia

U Lebrec, R Riera, V Paumard, MJ O'Leary… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Palaeoshorelines and associated palaeo-coastal features are studied to reconstruct past
sea level, climate, and depositional environments. Their identification typically depends on …

Recent acceleration in coastal cliff retreat rates on the south coast of Great Britain

MD Hurst, DH Rood, MA Ellis… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Rising sea levels and increased storminess are expected to accelerate the erosion of soft-
cliff coastlines, threatening coastal infrastructure and livelihoods. To develop predictive …

Origin of British and Irish mammals: disparate post-glacial colonisation and species introductions

WI Montgomery, J Provan, AM McCabe… - Quaternary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Global climate changes during the Quaternary reveal much about broader evolutionary
effects of environmental change. Detailed regional studies reveal how evolutionary lineages …

Aeolian beach ridges and their significance for climate and sea level: Concept and insight from the Levant coast (East Mediterranean)

B Mauz, MP Hijma, A Amorosi, N Porat, E Galili… - Earth-Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Relict beach ridges of aeolian origin and associated soils are often used for inferring relative
sea level and climate with contrasting results. Most studies link the aeolian coastal deposits …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of a single incised valley related to inherited geology, sea level rise and climate changes during the Holocene (Tirso river, Sardinia, western …

G De Falco, A Carannante, C Del Vais, L Gasperini… - Marine Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
We performed a morpho-stratigraphic study of the Tirso River incised valley (Sardinia Island,
western Mediterranean Sea), an erosional feature crossing the Sinis fault, a major normal …

Dune dynamics drive discontinuous barrier retreat

IRB Reeves, LJ Moore, AB Murray… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Barrier islands and spits tend to migrate landward in response to sea‐level rise through the
storm‐driven process of overwash, but overwash flux depends on the height of the frontal …