The size and morphology of coastal dunes is dependent on the complex interaction between controlling winds, sediment supply, and the geomorphology of the nearshore and beach …

Immediately landward of the beach are commonly found large, linear accumulations of sand known as dunes. (For coverage of dunes in arid and semiarid regions, see sand dune.) They …

Aeolian Transport is the first process of coastal dune formation and involves the movement and weathering of sand particles behind and along the shoreline. Aeolian transportation is when …

Dec 7, 2023 · Sand dunes play an important role in protecting coastal communities from storms. Sand dunes provide protection against storm surges and high waves, which prevent or reduce …

Sand dunes are natural barriers against powerful waves and windy storms. Beach dunes are also a rich habitat for specific vegetation and wildlife.

Coastal dunes, often referred to as sand dunes, form where there is a readily available supply of sand-sized sediment and are located landward of the beach in the supratidal zone.

Sand dunes occur widely around the coastline of the UK, with particularly large areas in the Hebrides and fewer along the south coast.

Coastal sand dunes are aeolian landforms, found along the majority of the world’s coasts. This ecosystem located at the spatial transition between terrestrial and marine environments can …

Sep 27, 2021 · Results of this study document how beaches and foredunes at Cape Lookout National Seashore, North Carolina, have changed using airborne lidar and offer three metrics …

Dunes range from small forms less than a metre in height and a few metres in width and alongshore extent on small rocky embayments, to features that may be 100 m or more in …