Beach-Dune System Morphodynamics

• Other Authors: D'Alessandro, Felice (Editor), Tomasicchio, Giuseppe Roberto (Editor), Frega, Ferdinando (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; coastal storms; tropical cyclones; coastal hazards; incipient foredunes; Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale; Isle of Palms; South Carolina; numerical modeling; XBeach; morphodynamic; dune; beach; synthetic storm; antecedent topography; uncertainty; time and space variograms; intertidal barred beach morphology; stochastic modeling; space-time covariance model; data-based modeling; dune growth; storm recovery; barrier island; Dauphin Island; aeolian sediment transport; wind flow; field experiments; nature-based solutions; sand trapping fences; erosion; vulnerability; eco-recovery; colloidal nanosilica; sediment transport; laboratory experiments; longevity; resistance; erosion potential; dune erosion; CART analysis; New Jersey; dune systems; anthropogenic pressure; shoreline changes; coastal erosion; historical cartography; satellite imagery; QGIS; Calabria; airflow around buildings; erosion and deposition patterns; beach structures; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); wave climate; sea storms; longshore transport; river transport; fragility curves; probabilistic dune response; wave-beach/dune interaction; resilience; adaptation; hybrid approaches; n/a
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Coastal dunes are known for their functions in ecological systems in addition to their aesthetic qualities, providing a highly valuable and unique habitat due to their biodiversity of flora and fauna. They also represent the boundary between land and sea, acting as a protective natural barrier again...