Quantifying thresholds of barrier geomorphic change  in a cross-shore sediment-partitioning model

Ciarletta, Daniel J.; Miselis, Jennifer L.; Shawler, Justin L.; Hein, Christopher J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-183-2021

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-183-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-183-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

Research article

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17 Mar 2021

Research article |

| 17 Mar 2021

Quantifying thresholds of barrier geomorphic change in a cross-shore sediment-partitioning model

Daniel J. Ciarletta, Jennifer L. Miselis, Justin L. Shawler, and Christopher J. Hein

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RC1: 'Review – Ciarletta et al.', Eli D Lazarus, 17 Dec 2020
- AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Daniel Ciarletta, 31 Jan 2021
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Dec 2020
- AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Daniel Ciarletta, 31 Jan 2021

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ED: Publish as is (03 Feb 2021) by Orencio Duran Vinent

ED: Publish as is (04 Feb 2021) by Tom Coulthard (Editor)

AR by Daniel Ciarletta on behalf of the Authors (11 Feb 2021)

Short summary

The world's sandy coastlines are increasingly altered by humans and sea-level rise, yet quantitative relationships between coastal landscapes and sediment availability remain poorly described. Using a novel modeling framework, we explore the evolution of coastal barrier islands under varying rates of sea-level rise and sediment availability. Our model results suggest that as sea levels increase, minor changes in sediment availability could result in rapid changes to barrier coasts.