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Sandy beaches can survive sea-level rise

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Fig. 1: The geomorphology and material landward of a sandy beach are important determinants of its behaviour under SLR.

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  1. School of Geography and Environmental Science, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK

    J. A. G. Cooper & D. W. T. Jackson

  2. Geological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

    J. A. G. Cooper, A. N. Green & D. W. T. Jackson

  3. Coastal Processes Research Group, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK

    G. Masselink

  4. School of Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    G. Coco

  5. School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    A. D. Short

  6. CNRS, UMR EPOC 5805, Université de Bordeaux 1, Pessac, France

    B. Castelle

  7. School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

    K. Rogers

  8. Aix Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRA, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France

    E. Anthony

  9. USR LEEISA, CNRS, Cayenne, French Guiana

    E. Anthony

  10. School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA

    J. T. Kelley

  11. Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

    O. H. Pilkey

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Cooper, J.A.G., Masselink, G., Coco, G. et al. Sandy beaches can survive sea-level rise. Nat. Clim. Chang. 10, 993–995 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-00934-2

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