AUTHOR=Mehrtens Björn , Lojek Oliver , Kosmalla Viktoria , Bölker Thea , Goseberg Nils TITLE=Foredune growth and storm surge protection potential at the Eiderstedt Peninsula, Germany JOURNAL=Frontiers in Marine Science VOLUME=9 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1020351 DOI=10.3389/fmars.2022.1020351 ISSN=2296-7745 ABSTRACT=
In the context of climate change and associated sea level rise, coastal dunes can provide an essential contribution to coastal protection against wave attack and flooding. Since dunes are highly dynamic systems, their potential safety levels are related to their long-term development, varying in time and space, however pertinent research that ties those aspects together are generally scarce. The objective of this study is to analyze the long-term development of a young coastal foredune at the Eiderstedt peninsula, Germany and assess its coastal protection potential. This research presents (i) a novel semi-automated