@misc{9243662,
  abstract     = {{The southern coastline of the Falsterbo peninsula relies entirely on natural sand dunes as defense against coastal flooding. In October 2023, storm Babet caused severe dune erosion, consequently weakening the dunes protective ability. This thesis analyzes the post storm recovery of these dunes via aeolian sediment transport and investigates the underlying factors driving spatial variations in recovery along the beaches of Falsterbo, Ljunghusen, and Kämpinge. The methodology includes GNSS topographic surveys across 36 cross shore transects, GIS analysis of historical changes in vegetation line and beach width. Sediment samples were collected to determine the spatial grain size distribution. The results show an average of 53% of the eroded volume naturally returning by March 2026. The recovery rates have significant spatial variability with the highest accretion at Falsterbo in the west and the lowest at Kämpinge beach in the east. The vegetation line analysis reveals that a long term trend of shoreline progradation halted around 2012 and retreated drastically after the storm Babet. The investigation into these underlying factors revealed that finer median grain size (D50) in the swash zone correlates significantly with higher dune growth but it cannot fully explain the large spatial variability between the beaches. Other variables, such as beach width and median grain size in the dune toe showed weaker statistical correlations, indicating that natural recovery is a complex process driven by parameters not fully captured in this study. The study concludes that the natural recovery rate leaves the peninsula vulnerable to future storms and highlights the necessity for active coastal management.}},
  author       = {{Sennmark, Melker}},
  issn         = {{1101-9824}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{TVVR 5000}},
  title        = {{Post storm dune recovery at the Falsterbo peninsula}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}