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  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
2,676 Views
25 Pages

In October 2003, an artificial canal was dug across the Langue de Barbarie sand spit at the mouth of the Senegal River to prevent the city of Saint-Louis (Senegal) from being submerged by floods. This study aimed to explore the multiple facets of thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,208 Views
32 Pages

Global Distribution and Morphodynamic Patterns of Paired Spits Developed at the Mouths of Interdistributary Bays of Deltas and within Coastal Channels

  • Javier Alcántara-Carrió,
  • Ángela Fontán-Bouzas,
  • Ana Caicedo Rodríguez,
  • Rogério Portantiolo Manzolli and
  • Luana Portz

23 May 2023

Previously, paired spits have been described at the mouths of bays, estuaries, and deltas. This study analyzed the worldwide distribution and morphodynamic patterns of paired spits located at the mouths of interdistributary bays of deltas (three syst...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
54 Citations
12,431 Views
17 Pages

Shoreline Changes on the Wave-Influenced Senegal River Delta, West Africa: The Roles of Natural Processes and Human Interventions

  • Mamadou Sadio,
  • Edward J. Anthony,
  • Amadou Tahirou Diaw,
  • Philippe Dussouillez,
  • Jules T. Fleury,
  • Alioune Kane,
  • Rafael Almar and
  • Elodie Kestenare

19 May 2017

The Senegal River delta in West Africa, one of the finest examples of “wave-influenced” deltas, is bounded by a spit periodically breached by waves, each breach then acting as a shifting mouth of the Senegal River. Using European Re-Analysis (ERA) hi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,901 Views
26 Pages

This study examines the hydrodynamic regimes in Shediac Bay, located in New Brunswick, Canada, with a focus on the breach in the Grande-Digue sand spit. The breach, which was developed in the mid-1980s, has raised concerns about its potential impacts...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,038 Views
21 Pages

Assessing the Role of Extreme Mediterranean Events on Coastal River Outlet Dynamics

  • Florian Meslard,
  • Yann Balouin,
  • Nicolas Robin and
  • François Bourrin

9 August 2022

River mouths are highly dynamic environments responding very rapidly to changes in wave energy or river floods. While the morphological response during floods or during marine storm events has been widely documented in the literature, little is known...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,492 Views
17 Pages

Characterization of the Morphological Behavior of a Sand Spit Using UAVs

  • Alejandro Paladio-Hernandez,
  • Paulo Salles,
  • Jaime Arriaga and
  • José López-González

Sand spits are common in wave-dominated environments; with enough sand supply, they can evolve to affect circulation and navigation in channels or inlets. The focus of this paper is on the navigation channel of the Sisal Port, located on the northwes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,835 Views
22 Pages

Comprehensive Study of the Sand Spit Evolution at Tidal Inlets in the Central Coast of Vietnam

  • Nguyen Quang Duc Anh,
  • Hitoshi Tanaka,
  • Ho Sy Tam,
  • Nguyen Xuan Tinh,
  • Tran Thanh Tung and
  • Nguyen Trung Viet

18 September 2020

Tidal inlets along the central coast of Vietnam are located in a microtidal, wave-dominated coastal environment. In addition, the Vietnam coast is highly influenced by the seasonal monsoon regime, which is characterized by large northeast waves from...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
7,043 Views
17 Pages

Observing and Predicting Coastal Erosion at the Langue de Barbarie Sand Spit around Saint Louis (Senegal, West Africa) through Satellite-Derived Digital Elevation Model and Shoreline

  • Adélaïde Taveneau,
  • Rafaël Almar,
  • Erwin W. J. Bergsma,
  • Boubou Aldiouma Sy,
  • Abdoulaye Ndour,
  • Mamadou Sadio and
  • Thierry Garlan

23 June 2021

Coastal erosion at Saint Louis in Senegal is affecting the local population that consists of primarily fishermen communities in their housing and their access to the sea. This paper aims at quantifying urban beach erosion at Saint Louis, Senegal, Wes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,288 Views
23 Pages

Time-Lapse Camera Monitoring and Study of Recurrent Breaching Flow Slides in Cap Ferret, France

  • Yves Nédélec,
  • Philippe Fouine,
  • Cyrille Gayer and
  • Florent Collin

9 April 2022

In this paper, we present a low-cost method designed to monitor recurrent breaching flow slides that impact the security of a beach. This beach, located in France at the inlet of Arcachon Bay, connects a sand spit to a tidal channel while ending at t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,279 Views
17 Pages

Monitoring and Forecasting of Coastal Erosion in the Context of Climate Change in Saint Louis (Senegal)

  • Mamadou Adama Sarr,
  • Ibrahima Pouye,
  • Aissatou Sene,
  • Iñigo Aniel-Quiroga,
  • Abdoul A. Diouf,
  • Fatim Samb,
  • Mamadou L. Ndiaye and
  • Moussa Sall

28 April 2024

Owing to its unique physical and socio-economic characteristics, the Saint Louis region stands out as one of the most susceptible areas in Senegal to the adverse impacts of coastal erosion. The dynamics of erosion in this region are significantly inf...

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  • Open Access
2,178 Views
35 Pages

Past and Future Storm-Driven Changes to a Dynamic Sandy Barrier System: Outer Cape Cod, Massachusetts

  • Daniel J. Harrington,
  • John P. Walsh,
  • Annette R. Grilli,
  • Isaac Ginis,
  • Deborah Crowley,
  • Stephan T. Grilli,
  • Christopher Damon,
  • Roland Duhaime,
  • Peter Stempel and
  • Pam Rubinoff

16 January 2025

Sandy barrier systems are highly dynamic, with the most significant natural morphological changes to these systems occurring during high-energy storm conditions. These systems provide a range of economic and ecosystem benefits and protect inland area...