Sandy Beach Morphodynamics

Sandy beaches represent some of the most dynamic environments on Earth and examining their morphodynamic behaviour over different temporal and spatial scales is challenging, relying on multidisciplinary approaches and techniques. Sandy Beach Morphodynamics brings together the latest research on beach systems and their morphodynamics and the ways in which they are studied in 29 chapters that review the full spectrum of beach morphodynamics. The chapters are written by leading experts in the field and provide introductory level understanding of physical processes and resulting landforms, along with more advanced discussions.

Includes chapters that are written by the world’s leading experts, including the latest up-to-date thinking on a variety of subject areasCovers state-of-the-art techniques, bringing the reader the latest technologies/methods being used to understand beach systemsPresents a clear-and-concise description of processes and techniques that enables a clear understanding of coastal processes

1. Introduction to beach morphodynamics 2. Beach sand and its origins 3. Wave climates: deep water to shoaling zone 4. Wave Behaviour outside the surfzone 5. Tidal modulation 6. Breaking waves 7. The surf zone 8. The swash zone 9. Marine sediment transport 10. Aeolian (windblown) sand transport over beaches 11. Rip currents 12. From Cusps to Capes: Self-Organized shoreline Shapes 13. Rhythmic patterns in the surfzone 14. Mixed sand and gravel beaches 15. Sandy beaches in estuaries and bays 16. Wave-dominated, tide-modified and tide-dominated continuum 17. Shallow water wave modelling in the nearshore (SWAN) 18. Reflective-dissipative continuum 19. Shoreline change Analysis 20. Seasonal imprint on beach morphodynamics 21. Long-term shoreline morphodynamics: Processes and preservation of environmental signals 22. Extreme events: impact and recovery 23. Headland Bypassing and Overpassing: Form, Processes and Applications 24. Beach rotation 25. Coastal Sediment Compartments, Wave Climate, and Centennial-Scale Sediment Budget 26. Global beach database 27. Beach and nearshore monitoring techniques 28. Machine Learning and coastal processes 29. Future challenges in beach management as contested spaces