This review focuses on recent advances in process-based numerical models of the impact of
extreme storms on sandy coasts. Driven by larger-scale models of meteorology and …

Dune erosion during storm surges can lead to excessive damage to the dune system with
devastating floods as a potential consequence. A risk assessment of areas protected by …

Coastal dunes are often the first and only line of physical defense for communities subjected
to damaging storms and waves. Planting vegetation on them has been proposed as one …

A broadly accepted paradigm is that vegetation reduces coastal dune erosion. However, we
show that during an extreme storm event, vegetation surprisingly accelerates erosion. In 104 …

Wave-dominated and mixed-energy barriers are extremely dynamic landforms, responding
to processes operating over a spectrum of time scales, ranging from daily-to-monthly …

Coastal dunes can act as a method of soft coastal protection against inundation and direct
impact of waves during storms if they are substantially large enough in volume to withstand …

Dunes can erode within a few hours when exposed to high storm surge levels and large
waves. If the dunes are the primary defense, such as in the Netherlands, this could result in …

Accelerated sea level rise and the potential for an increase in frequency of the most intense
hurricanes due to climate change threaten the vitality and habitability of barrier islands by …

The erosion impact of large coastal storm events typically occurs across broad (100s of km)
sections of coastline and may include significant variability both alongshore and vertically …

The objectives of this study are to examine the response of a dune and beach system on the
Adriatic coastline in northern Italy to the arrival of storms, compare it with seasonal (months) …