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Research article
| 
28 Oct 2025
Research article |
| 28 Oct 2025
| 28 Oct 2025
Understanding extreme-wave hazards on high-energy coasts requires a standardised approach to field data collection: analysis and recommendations
Geosciences Department, Williams College, Williamstown MA, USA
School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Mary C. Bourke
School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Max Engel
Institute of Geography, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Andrew B. Kennedy
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
Annie Lau
School of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Serge Suanez
CNRS, LETG UMR 6554, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Brest, 29280 Plouzané, France
Sarah J. Boulton
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
Maria Alexandra Oliveira
CE3C – Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
Raphaël Paris
CNRS, IRD, OPGC, Laboratoire Magmas et Volcans, Université Clermont Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Dimitra Salmanidou
Advanced Research Computing Centre, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
Michaela Spiske
Institut für Geowissenschaften, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany
Wayne Stephenson
School of Geography, University of Otago, Dunedin, Aotearoa/New Zealand
Storm Roberts
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
Adam D. Switzer
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Nadia Mhammdi
GEOPAC Research Center, Geophysics and Natural Hazards Laboratory, Scientific Institute, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
Niamh D. Cullen
School of History and Geography, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
Masashi Watanabe
School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton, SO14 3ZH, UK
Data sets
The Global Database for Coastal Boulder Deposits (ISROC-DB) from Inundation Signature on Rocky Coastlines (ISROC) A. Kennedy et al. https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-nm6q-h553
Short summary
Coastal boulder deposits record extreme wave events, both storm and tsunami. Fully understanding hazards as recorded in these deposits requires high-quality data for comparison among sites and over time. We analysed methodologies and constructed a comprehensive set of field measurements to improve data consistency and reproducibility. We aim to help geomorphologists produce of data that can be widely shared and used to build extensive analytic understanding of coastal boulder deposits.
Coastal boulder deposits record extreme wave events, both storm and tsunami. Fully understanding...
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