Coastlines take a battering from stormy seas, gales, windy conditions and every-day wave action. The combined effect of these processes shapes coastal landscapes across the globe. In calm weather, constructive waves deposit materials eroded elsewhere and transported along the coast line via longshore-drift, onto beaches, thus building them up. Terrestrial material, brought to beaches by rivers and ...[Read More]
Imaggeo on Mondays: Coastal erosion
Stabilising dune vegetation . Credit: James Terry (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)