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An analytical tool for long-term dune management

Westergren, Sofia LU ; Larson, Magnus LU and Hanson, Hans LU (2014) In Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference 2014-January.
Abstract
Climate change calls for coastal management to consider longer time scales. The main objective of this study is to develop an analytical tool for long-term dune management to help evaluate the risk associated with high water levels, high waves, and their joint probability, as well as the probability of dune erosion, overwash, and breaching to occur. The tool also aims to identify vulnerable dune sections. A case study was made in Ystad Sandskog beach located on the south coast of Sweden. Data covering 20 years were used to investigate probabilities and consequences resulting from extreme waves and water levels. The data were also manipulated in order to indicate future implications in the context of climate change. The analytical tool... (More)
Climate change calls for coastal management to consider longer time scales. The main objective of this study is to develop an analytical tool for long-term dune management to help evaluate the risk associated with high water levels, high waves, and their joint probability, as well as the probability of dune erosion, overwash, and breaching to occur. The tool also aims to identify vulnerable dune sections. A case study was made in Ystad Sandskog beach located on the south coast of Sweden. Data covering 20 years were used to investigate probabilities and consequences resulting from extreme waves and water levels. The data were also manipulated in order to indicate future implications in the context of climate change. The analytical tool turns out to be easy to implement and to interpret. The case study shows that Ystad Sandskog beach is subject to dune erosion and that many houses and infrastructure located behind the dunes may be exposed to more frequent flooding in the future. (Less)
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Baltic Sea, Breaching, Dune erosion, Extreme events, Overwash, Run-up level
host publication
Proceedings of 34th Conference on Coastal Engineering
series title
Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference
editor
Lynett, Patrick J.
volume
2014-January
publisher
Coastal Engineering Research Council
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  • scopus:84957633948
ISSN
0161-3782
DOI
10.9753/icce.v34.management.44
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English
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  author       = {{Westergren, Sofia and Larson, Magnus and Hanson, Hans}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of 34th Conference on Coastal Engineering}},
  editor       = {{Lynett, Patrick J.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
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  publisher    = {{Coastal Engineering Research Council}},
  series       = {{Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference}},
  title        = {{An analytical tool for long-term dune management}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.9753/icce.v34.management.44}},
  doi          = {{10.9753/icce.v34.management.44}},
  volume       = {{2014-January}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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