<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The paper presents the main theoretical concepts related to methods of calculating the erosion rate for sandy dunes on natural coasts, namely, the beach equilibrium profile and incident waves. To illustrate calculations of dune erosion in the vicinity of the Coastal Research Station (CRS) in Lubiatowo, the <italic>Xbeach</italic> model (an incident wave model) was used. The calculations were carried out for hydrological and hydrodynamic conditions that accompanied Hurricane Ksawery (December 6–8, 2013). The results of the calculations were compared with the measured data. A satisfactory agreement was obtained between the predicted and measured results.</p></abstract>

The paper presents the main theoretical concepts related to methods of calculating the erosion rate for sandy dunes on natural coasts, namely, the beach equilibrium profile and incident waves. To illustrate calculations of dune erosion in the vicinity of the Coastal Research Station (CRS) in Lubiatowo, the Xbeach model (an incident wave model) was used. The calculations were carried out for hydrological and hydrodynamic conditions that accompanied Hurricane Ksawery (December 6–8, 2013). The results of the calculations were compared with the measured data. A satisfactory agreement was obtained between the predicted and measured results.

Calculation of Dune Profile Changes Generated by Hurricane: Preliminary Results

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The paper presents the main theoretical concepts related to methods of calculating the erosion rate for sandy dunes on natural coasts, namely, the beach...

Calculation of Dune Profile Changes Generated by Hurricane: Preliminary Results

Published Online: Jun 18, 2019

Page range: 221 - 239

Received: Dec 03, 2018

Accepted: Jan 25, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2018-0014

Keywords
coastal zone, dune, erosion

© 2018 Piotr Szmytkiewicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Calculation of Dune Profile Changes Generated by Hurricane: Preliminary Results

Published Online: Jun 18, 2019

Page range: 221 - 239

Received: Dec 03, 2018

Accepted: Jan 25, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/heem-2018-0014

Keywordscoastal zone, dune, erosion

© 2018 Piotr Szmytkiewicz et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
coastal zone, dune, erosion