Geospatial contrasts between natural and human-altered barrier island systems: Core Banks and Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Paris, Paul; Mitášová, Helena

doi:10.1007/s11852-018-0601-5

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“…They are very diverse in size, morphology, geological and geomorphological setting, and also in morphodynamic behaviour (Pilkey, 2003). Such systems change in a temporal scale ranging between 10 to 10 2 years and are very sensitive to changes in external forcing, like sea level, storminess, or climate changes (Cooper et al, 2018), and also to human interventions (Paris and Mitasova, 2018;Kombiadou et al, 2019).…”

Section: Low Sedimentary Coasts: Barrier Islands Lagoons Salt Marshes...mentioning

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The complexity of studying coasts: From forms and processes to management

Prieto

2022

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Coastal environments are characterized by their high dynamism, related to the interaction between marine agents (winds, waves, currents, sea level changes) and continental forms and processes. The present article summarizes the main morphodynamic characteristics of coasts and the resulting environments. Different oscillations of the sea level are considered, depending on their amplitude and frequency: rapid eustatic fluctuations, energetic tsunamis, storm waves and surges, tides and good weather wind waves. Coastal environments are classified in low, sedimentary coasts, including beaches, dunes, barrier islands, lagoons, salt marshes and river mouths, and high, rocky coasts. Management of coastal zones needs a deep knowledge of all the processes involved at the littoral, especially at the local scale, since coastal processes vary rapidly alongshore. At present the integrated coastal management intends to involve different socioeconomic sectors interested in the occupation and use of coasts. Coastal management must include the adaptation of human activities to the natural processes and associated coastal hazards and the protection of coastal values, both of natural and historical-cultural character. Public administrations at different levels should consider the knowledge of the coastal processes at different scales and their potential interaction with human activities in order to design laws and regulations accordingly.

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Section: Low Sedimentary Coasts: Barrier Islands Lagoons Salt Marshes...mentioning

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The complexity of studying coasts: From forms and processes to management

Prieto

2022

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“…This research specifically focuses on washover produced by an inundation regime. Topographic variation, among other factors in nonexperimental barrier island systems, influence washover deposition patterns (Conery, Walsh, and Corbett, 2018; Donnelly, Kraus, and Larson, 2006; Leatherman, 1988; Matias et al ., 2008; Paris and Mitasova, 2018; Phantuwongraj et al ., 2013; Sousa, Boski, and Pereira, 2019; Wernette et al ., 2018; Wesselman et al ., 2019; Williams, 2015). However, previous results indicate that scaling laws such as washover deposit extent, morphometrics, and alongshore spacing are preserved no matter the various environmental factors in both natural and experimental settings (Lazarus, 2016; Lazarus and Armstrong, 2015; Lazarus, Davenport, and Matias, 2020; Morton and Sallenger, 2003).…”

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Reproducibility in Coastal Physical Laboratory Experiments: Washover Deposits and Channel Morphology

Heffentrager,

Wasklewicz,

Sirianni

et al. 2023

Journal of Coastal Research

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“…To support effective policy production for coastal management, it is imperative to have baseline scientific information on the spatial-temporal trends and rates of shoreline changes [4]. Previous studies conducted in different parts of the world, such as Bangladesh [14], Egypt [15], the Mediterranean sea [16], the coast of North America [17,18], Mississippi River Deltaic Plain [19], and deltaic regions of China [20,21], highlight the need as well as the importance of monitoring the changes in the dynamic coastal areas for effective coastal policy and natural resource management. Similarly, some researchers map the perimeters of BIs [22][23][24] and quantify their geomorphological changes to inform national/sub-national coastal planning.…”

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Remote Sensing of Narrowing Barrier Islands along the Coast of Pakistan over Past 30 Years

Kanwal

Ding

Sajjad

et al. 2021

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Barrier islands (BIs) are the first line of defense against the sea/wave actions in coastal areas, and assessing their stability is crucial in the context of effective coastal planning. Therefore, this study evaluates the spatial–temporal shoreline changes of the BIs in Pakistan over the past three decades (1989–2018). Satellite data from Landsat missions are used to delineate the shorelines of 19 BIs in Pakistan. After delineating the shorelines from satellite observations, two well-known statistical methods (i.e., end point rate (EPR) and linear regression rate (LRR)) are used to capture the localized changes in the BIs. The results ascertain that nearly all of the BIs have experienced noteworthy erosion during the past three decades. While the mean erosion over all the BIs during the study period is estimated to be >6 m/y, significant spatial heterogeneities among the individual BIs exist. The interdecadal comparison indicates that the highest mean erosion of the BIs occurred during the period 1989–1999 (13.03 ± 0.62 m/y), which gradually reduced over the preceding decades (i.e., 7.76 ± 0.62 m/y during the period 1999–2009 and 3.8 ± 0.7 m/y during the period 2009–2018). Nevertheless, ~65% of the total BIs experienced high erosion (>2 m/y), ~15% experienced moderate (<2 m/y), and ~20% experienced low erosion (<1 m/y) during the period 1989-2018. This situation implies that while ~65% of these BIs need immediate interventions from the concerned authorities, the 15% BIs with moderate erosion might experience high erosion in the wake of rising sea levels and decreasing sediment influx in the near future without proper measures. This depletion of the BIs might not only affect Pakistan but also have regional consequences due to their various services.

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Geospatial contrasts between natural and human-altered barrier island systems: Core Banks and Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Cited by 5 publications

References 23 publications

The complexity of studying coasts: From forms and processes to management

The complexity of studying coasts: From forms and processes to management

Reproducibility in Coastal Physical Laboratory Experiments: Washover Deposits and Channel Morphology

Remote Sensing of Narrowing Barrier Islands along the Coast of Pakistan over Past 30 Years

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