The role of beach morphology on coastal cliff erosion under extreme waves

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: Earlie, Claire, Masselink, Gerhard, Russell, Paul
• Other Authors: EU FP7 Marie Curie Prestige Programme
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Sandy Beach; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.4308; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fesp.4308; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.4308

Abstract Erosion of hard‐rock coastal cliffs is understood to be caused by a combination of both marine and sub‐aerial processes. Beach morphology, tidal elevation and significant wave heights, especially under extreme storm conditions, can lead to variability in wave energy flux to the cliff‐toe. W...