Making Waves: New Study Explores Coastal Sand Movement

Making Waves: New Study Explores Coastal Sand Movement

Imagine standing at the shoreline on the beach, where breaking ocean waves rush in and out. Known as the swash zone, this is the area where over half of all nearshore sand movement occurs. Over time, the movement of this zone determines the structure and erosion...
UD welcomes CHEER Hub students

UD welcomes CHEER Hub students

National Science Foundation grant helps first cohort of students to research tensions and tradeoffs in disaster preparedness
New vegetation may accelerate dune erosion during storms

New vegetation may accelerate dune erosion during storms

With findings in contrast to long-held paradigms, new data from large-scale laboratory experiments could influence future coastal engineering projects. In a new study published in Science Advances, researchers found that newly planted vegetation can accelerate erosion...