Modelling shore response to sea-level rise on sedimentary coasts

Most sandy shorelines worldwide have retreated during the past century (Bird, 1985). Progradation has been restricted to coastal areas where locally excess sediment is supplied by river sources or where the land is being elevated due to tectonic uplift or isostatic glacial rebound. Human interference cannot be considered a primary cause of erosion worldwide since it is also occurring on sparsely populated and little developed sandy coasts. Such recession could result from an increase in storminess, but this trend would have to be almost worldwide

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