Evolution of Climatic Forcing and Potentially Eroding Events on the Coast of Northern France

Chaverot, Sylvain; Héquette, Arnaud; Cohen, Olivier

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“…3.32 West Jutland coastline advance/retreat rates for four periods and corresponding nourishment volumes (2.5 million m 3 year −1 is represented by the large box). The 'y'-axis is located along the coast as in the sketch map; horizontal lines are at lagoon entrances (Sørensen 2013) also depends on occurrences of high water levels (Vasseur and Héquette 2000), on local sediment budgets and on nearshore bathymetry (Ruz and Meur-Férec 2004;Chaverot et al 2005). Although net loss of sediment from coastal systems prevails, see Fig.…”

Section: Understanding Coastal Erosion: State Variability and Trendsmentioning

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Recent Change—North Sea

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Wahl

et al. 2016

North Sea Region Climate Change Assessment

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This chapter discusses past and ongoing change in the following physical variables within the North Sea: temperature, salinity and stratification; currents and circulation; mean sea level; and extreme sea levels. Also considered are carbon dioxide; pH and nutrients; oxygen; suspended particulate matter and turbidity; coastal erosion, sedimentation and morphology; and sea ice. The distinctive character of the Wadden Sea is addressed, with a particular focus on nutrients and sediments. This chapter covers the past 200 years and focuses on the historical development of evidence (measurements, process understanding and models), the form, duration and accuracy of the evidence available, and what the evidence shows in terms of the state and trends in the respective variables. Much work has focused on detecting long-term change in the North Sea region, either from measurements or with models. Attempts to attribute such changes to, for example, anthropogenic forcing are still missing for the North Sea. Studies are urgently needed to assess consistency between observed changes and current expectations, in order to increase the level of confidence in projections of expected future conditions.

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Section: Understanding Coastal Erosion: State Variability and Trendsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recent Change—North Sea

Huthnance

Weisse

Wahl

et al. 2016

North Sea Region Climate Change Assessment

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Human impacts overwhelm the effects of sea-level rise on Basque coastal habitats (N Spain) between 1954 and 2004

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Liria

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Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

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Les risques naturels littoraux dans le Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

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2010

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Le littoral du Nord-Pas-de-Calais consiste en grande partie en de larges plages sableuses et en dunes côtières, localement interrompues par des estuaires, des agglomérations côtières et quelques falaises rocheuses. Comme toutes les côtes basses, les littoraux meubles du Nord-Pas-de-Calais sont sujets à des phénomènes d’érosion et de submersion marine, certains secteurs de dunes côtières étant caractérisés par un recul du front dunaire depuis plusieurs décennies. Les dunes littorales constituent souvent un rempart naturel protégeant des zones de polders de la plaine côtière des attaques de la mer et leur érosion ne fait qu’augmenter les risques de submersion marine pendant les tempêtes. La zone côtière du Nord-Pas-de-Calais étant densément peuplée, le recul du trait de côte et les submersions de tempête représentent une menace pour les riverains dans plusieurs secteurs de ce littoral. Le caractère macrotidal (marnage > 4 m) du littoral du Nord-Pas-de-Calais résulte toutefois en une atténuation des effets des tempêtes, car les fluctuations du niveau d’eau dues à la marée limitent le temps pendant lequel les phénomènes d’érosion et de submersion marine peuvent se produire. L’élévation récente du niveau de la mer dans la région suggère cependant que les phénomènes d’érosion littorale et de submersion marine risquent d’augmenter pendant les prochaines décennies.

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Evolution of Climatic Forcing and Potentially Eroding Events on the Coast of Northern France

Cited by 3 publications

References 9 publications

Recent Change—North Sea

Recent Change—North Sea

Human impacts overwhelm the effects of sea-level rise on Basque coastal habitats (N Spain) between 1954 and 2004

Les risques naturels littoraux dans le Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

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