Towards global shoreline change due to sea level rise: Considering the Bruun Rule and the time scale response of the beach profile in a Coastgon framework: A case study on the Andalusian coast

The onset of global warming has resulted in significant and potentially irreversible climate changes, exposing coast areas to substantial risks of morphodynamic transformations. Sea level rise (SLR), a consequence of climate change, is inevitable without significant changes tohuman activities. Understanding the impacts of SLR on coastlines and...

Preferential hydrodynamic, geomorphological, and vegetation ecology conditions for turtle nesting: Al Wajh Bank, Saudi Arabia

Sea turtles are a popular tourist attraction that offers travelers a unique nature experience. As a part of Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision, an unprecedented amount of tourism development is being carried out under the ‘Red Sea Development Project’. The aim is to develop hyper-luxury islands in a sustainable and ecologically friendly way by closely...

Intertidal beach level estimation from video images

Since 1992 nearshore hydrodynamics and coastal morphology have been studied from ARGUS video images, collected every hour at eight beach locations worldwide. Identification of the waterline from these images would enable us to obtain an impression of the intertidal beach bathymetry, and hence to monitor intertidal beach morphodynamics. In this...

Quantification of bar bathymetry from video observations

Since 1992, coastal morphology and hydrodynamics of the nearshore zone have been studied from video observations, within the framework of the so-called ARGUS research program. Image data are collected every day-light hour, at seven beach locations worldwide. Timeaveraged images show bright, longshore bands of intensities, clearly indicating the...