Modelling the contribution of wind waves to Cap Ferret's updrift erosion

• Published in: Coastal Engineering
• Main Authors: NAHON, Alphonse, IDIER, Deborah, BERTIN, Xavier, GUERIN, Thomas, MARIEU, Vincent, SENECHAL, Nadia, MUGICA, Julie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Sandspit; Tidal inlet; Sediment transport; Wave power; NAO; SCHISM; Sciences de l'environnement; The Spit; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/184690; https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12278/184690; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2021.104063

Wind waves breaking at an angle with the shoreline force the drifting of littoral sediments, which is known for contributing to the formation and growth of barrier spits. Intriguingly, increased rates of longshore wave power have also been associated with the erosion of some barrier spits on the upd...