Dune erosion during storm surges: The realdune/reflex experiment at the sand engine

Paul van Wiechen; Jantien Rutten; Ryan Mieras; Katherine Anarde; Magda Wrobel; Marion Tissier; Sierd de Vries

doi:10.48470/28

Dune erosion during storm surges: The realdune/reflex experiment at the sand engine

Paul van Wiechen, Jantien Rutten, Ryan Mieras, Katherine Anarde, Magda Wrobel, Marion Tissier, Sierd de Vries

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Abstract

Storm conditions can lead to excessive dune erosion with potential floods as a consequence. Barrier islands and low-lying countries protected by dunes are especially vulnerable to dune erosion. To properly assess the risks these areas face, a clear understanding of the physical processes during dune erosion is required.

An international field experiment was conducted to study dune erosion during storm surges from November 6 2021 until January 6 2022. on the Sand Engine. During the Realdune/Reflex experiment, two prototype un-vegetated dunes of 5.5 m high and 150 m long were built just above the high waterline. Due to a different shoreline orientation and nearshore bathymetry, these dunes eroded differently during moderate storm conditions. 3 storms were captured during the campaign.

This abstract presents preliminary results of morphodynamic change during these 3 storms, by means of profile changes and erosion volumes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Book of abstracts Building Coastal Resilience 2022
Subtitle of host publication	Dune in front of a dike
Editors	Glenn Strypsteen, Bart Roest, Dries Bonte, Pieter Rauwoens
Place of Publication	Bruges, Belgium
Publisher	Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Pages	80-82
Number of pages	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.48470/28
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	Building coastal resilience 2022: Dune in front of a Dike - KU Leuven Bruges Campus, Bruges, Belgium Duration: 12 Apr 2022 → 13 Apr 2022 https://iiw.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/kustwaterbouw-grondmechanica/coastal-geotechnical/bcr2022/building-coastal-resilience-2022

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Name	VLIZ Special Publication
Publisher	Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
Volume	89
ISSN (Print)	1377-0950

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Conference	Building coastal resilience 2022
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Bruges
Period	12/04/22 → 13/04/22
Internet address	https://iiw.kuleuven.be/onderzoek/kustwaterbouw-grondmechanica/coastal-geotechnical/bcr2022/building-coastal-resilience-2022

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Coastal

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van Wiechen, P., Rutten, J., Mieras, R., Anarde, K., Wrobel, M., Tissier, M., & de Vries, S. (2022). Dune erosion during storm surges: The realdune/reflex experiment at the sand engine. In G. Strypsteen, B. Roest, D. Bonte, & P. Rauwoens (Eds.), Book of abstracts Building Coastal Resilience 2022 : Dune in front of a dike (pp. 80-82). (VLIZ Special Publication; Vol. 89). Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. https://doi.org/10.48470/28

van Wiechen, Paul ; Rutten, Jantien ; Mieras, Ryan et al. / Dune erosion during storm surges : The realdune/reflex experiment at the sand engine. Book of abstracts Building Coastal Resilience 2022 : Dune in front of a dike. editor / Glenn Strypsteen ; Bart Roest ; Dries Bonte ; Pieter Rauwoens. Bruges, Belgium : Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee, 2022. pp. 80-82 (VLIZ Special Publication).

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Dune erosion during storm surges: The realdune/reflex experiment at the sand engine. / van Wiechen, Paul ; Rutten, Jantien; Mieras, Ryan et al.
Book of abstracts Building Coastal Resilience 2022 : Dune in front of a dike. ed. / Glenn Strypsteen; Bart Roest; Dries Bonte; Pieter Rauwoens. Bruges, Belgium: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee, 2022. p. 80-82 (VLIZ Special Publication; Vol. 89).

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van Wiechen P , Rutten J, Mieras R, Anarde K, Wrobel M, Tissier M et al. Dune erosion during storm surges: The realdune/reflex experiment at the sand engine. In Strypsteen G, Roest B, Bonte D, Rauwoens P, editors, Book of abstracts Building Coastal Resilience 2022 : Dune in front of a dike. Bruges, Belgium: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee. 2022. p. 80-82. (VLIZ Special Publication). doi: 10.48470/28

Dune erosion during storm surges: The realdune/reflex experiment at the sand engine

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