Stéphane Vanhée

TL;DR: In this article, three experimental plots, covering the transition from the upper beach to the dune, on the North Sea coast of France were monitored at various intervals over a period of 18-24 months via high resolution terrain surveys in order to determine inter-site sand budget variability, as well as patterns and processes involved in sand exchanges between upper beach and dune.

TL;DR: In this paper, the results of four 30-minute experiments, conducted along topographically surveyed portions of the upper beach-dune toe profile, show that troughs act as extremely efficient sand interceptors, because of their permanently saturated state, which also inhibits sand mobilization.

TL;DR: A 400m2 experimental plot, covering the transitional zone from the upper beach to the dune in Leffrinckoucke, on the southern North Sea coast of France, was monitored over 24 months via 9 high-resolution terrain surveys in order to determine the role of cost-effective and ecological brushwood fences (1.2m high, 4m long and spaced 3.5-6.7m apart) in sand accumulation on a fragile dune front subject to severe past erosion as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, an 18-month topographic survey was used to monitor conditions and patterns of embryo dune development over a flat 150-1000 m wide accreting upper beach.

TL;DR: In this article, aeolian transport conditions on a macro-tidal ridge and runnel beach in northern France were monitored over two 30-minute experiments, representing respectively conditions of onshore and offshore to shore-parallel wind flow.