Assessment of island beach erosion due to sea level rise: the case of the Aegean archipelago (Eastern Mediterranean)

Monioudi, Isavela N.; Velegrakis, Adonis F.; Chatzipavlis, Antonis E.; Rigos, Anastasios; Karambas, Theophanis; Vousdoukas, Michalis I.; Hasiotis, Thomas; Koukourouvli, Nikoletta; Peduzzi, Pascal; Manoutsoglou, Eva; Poulos, Serafim E.; Collins, Michael B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-449-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-449-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-449-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 3

Research article

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21 Mar 2017

Research article |

| 21 Mar 2017

Assessment of island beach erosion due to sea level rise: the case of the Aegean archipelago (Eastern Mediterranean)

Isavela N. Monioudi, Adonis F. Velegrakis, Antonis E. Chatzipavlis, Anastasios Rigos, Theophanis Karambas, Michalis I. Vousdoukas, Thomas Hasiotis, Nikoletta Koukourouvli, Pascal Peduzzi, Eva Manoutsoglou, Serafim E. Poulos, and Michael B. Collins

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RC1: 'Reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 09 Dec 2016
- AC1: 'Response to comments', Antonis Chatzipavlis, 02 Jan 2017
RC2: 'General comments and few suggestions', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Dec 2016
- AC2: 'Response to comments', Antonis Chatzipavlis, 02 Jan 2017
AC3: 'Response to all comments', Antonis Chatzipavlis, 02 Jan 2017

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (07 Jan 2017) by Oded Katz

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ED: Publish as is (04 Feb 2017) by Oded Katz

AR by Antonis Chatzipavlis on behalf of the Authors (14 Feb 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

This work constitutes the first comprehensive attempt to record the spatial characteristics of the Aegean island beaches (Greece) and assess the long-term and episodic sea level rise (SLR) impacts under different scenarios. Results suggest that Aegean beaches may be particularly vulnerable to SLRs, where severe impacts which could be devastating are projected by 2100. Appropriate coastal "setback zone" policies should be adopted, as they form a significant environmental and economic resource.