The lower shoreface provides the connection between the continental shelf and the
shoreline via its onshore transition called the upper shoreface. Lower shorefaces are …

At seasonal to century timescales (mesoscale), the shoreface is a critical zone seaward of
the surf zone and/or beachface, in which waves interact with the mobile seafloor to cause …

Extreme storms cause extensive beach-dune erosion and are typically considered to
enhance coastal erosion due to sea-level rise. However, extreme storms can also have a …

A significant problem in current coastal research is the understanding of linkages between
morphological phenomena occurring on different temporal and spatial scales …

Evolution of coastal morphology over centuries to millennia (low-order coastal change) is
relevant to chronic problems in coastal management (eg, systematic shoreline erosion). This …

The concept of coastal sediment compartments was first used in the 1960s in the United
States. It has since been recognised as appropriate for defining sections of the Australian …

The Bruun rule is the most widely used method for determining shoreline response to sea
level rise. It assumes that the active portion of an offshore profile rises with rising sea level …

Management of uncertainty in model predictions of long-term coastal change begins by
admitting uncertainty. In the case of geometric mass-balance models, the first step is to relax …

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 …

The coastal-tract approach to coastal morphodynamics, described in the companion paper
(The Coastal-Tract Part 1), provides a framework for aggregation of process and spatial …