High human influence on beach response to tropical cyclones in small islands: Saint-Martin Island, Lesser Antilles

• Published in: Geomorphology
• Main Authors: Duvat, Virginie, Pillet, Valentin, Volto, Natacha, Krien, Yann, Cécé, Raphaël, Bernard, Didier
• Other Authors: LIttoral ENvironnement et Sociétés - UMRi 7266 (LIENSs), Université de La Rochelle (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Recherche en Géosciences et Energies (LARGE), Université des Antilles (UA)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2019
• Subjects: Small islands; Tropical cyclones; Shoreline change Lesser Antilles; geo; envir; Martin Island; The Beaches
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.09.029; https://hal-univ-rochelle.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01924514/file/Accepted_Manuscript_Geomorphology.pdf; https://hal-univ-rochelle.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01924514

International audience Using multi-date satellite imagery and field observations, this paper assesses the inferred impacts of September 2017 cyclones on the beaches of Saint-Martin Island. Twenty-two beaches out of 30 predominantly exhibited shoreline retreat, with the highest retreat value (−166.45...