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07 Jul 2017
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| 07 Jul 2017
Changes in beach shoreline due to sea level rise and waves under climate change scenarios: application to the Balearic Islands (western Mediterranean)
Alejandra R. Enríquez
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
IMEDEA, Universitat de les Illes Balears – CSIC, Esporles, Spain
Marta Marcos
IMEDEA, Universitat de les Illes Balears – CSIC, Esporles, Spain
Amaya Álvarez-Ellacuría
SOCIB, Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System,
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Alejandro Orfila
IMEDEA, Universitat de les Illes Balears – CSIC, Esporles, Spain
Damià Gomis
IMEDEA, Universitat de les Illes Balears – CSIC, Esporles, Spain
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In this work we assess the impacts in reshaping coastlines as a result of sea level rise and changes in wave climate. The methodology proposed combines two wave models to resolve the wave processes in two micro-tidal sandy beaches in Mallorca island, western Mediterranean. The modelling approach is validated with observations. Our results indicate that the studied beaches would suffer a coastal retreat of between 7 and up to 50 m, equivalent to half of the present-day aerial beach surface.
In this work we assess the impacts in reshaping coastlines as a result of sea level rise and...
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