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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Mar. Sci.
Sec. Coastal Ocean Processes
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmars.2025.1568474
This article is part of the Research Topic Advances in Coastal Dunes View all 6 articles
Review of the internal structure of a climbing dune. The case of the Valdevaqueros dune (Cádiz, Spain)
Provisionally accepted- 1 Rey Juan Carlos University, Móstoles, Spain
- 2 University of Cádiz, CASEM, Cádiz, Spain
While the internal structure of transgressive dunes is relatively well understood, little is known about that of climbing dunes. The Valdevaqueros dune, located 10 kilometers northwest of Tarifa (Cádiz), is considered one of the largest and most active transgressive dunes in Europe, as well as one of the main climbing dunes of the Iberian Peninsula. This study analyzes the internal structure of the Valdevaqueros dune using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) profiles, revealing a variety of sedimentary structures that reflect different wind intensities and directions. The findings highlight the significant role of topography in the development of these structures. These results contribute to expanding knowledge about climbing dunes, and particularly the dynamics of the Valdevaqueros dune.
Keywords: Climbing dunes, Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), Sedimentary structure, Radar facies, Valdevaqueros dune
Received: 29 Jan 2025; Accepted: 28 Mar 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Rodríguez-Santalla, Gomez-Ortiz and Munoz-Perez. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Inmaculada Rodríguez-Santalla, Rey Juan Carlos University, Móstoles, Spain
Juan Jose Munoz-Perez, University of Cádiz, CASEM, Cádiz, Spain
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