Increasing Wave Energy Moves Arctic Continental Shelves Toward a New Future

• Main Authors: Malito, John, Eidam, Emily, Nienhuis, Jaap
• Other Authors: Geomorfologie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: morphodynamic modeling; Arctic; sediment transport; continental shelf; coastal oceanography; wave climate; Beaufort Shelf; Climate change; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/423465

Arctic continental shelves, including the Alaskan Beaufort Shelf (ABS), are experiencing declines in sea ice coverage leading to increasingly energetic sea states and coastal erosion. In this study we investigated the morphologic response of the ABS to increasing wave energy, and how shelf profile a...