Annotated Bibliography: Week 5

Del Río, L., Gracia, F. J., & Benavente, J. (2016). Multiple-Source Cliff Erosion in Southern Spain: Current Risk and Future Perspectives. Journal Of Coastal Research, 75(sp1), 1072-1076. doi:10.2112/SI75-215.1

The authors focused on two sandstone cliffs in South Western Spain: El Almirante (EA) and Fuente del Gallo (FG). It focused on the effects of erosion that had been caused by water erosion. There had been an increase of the retreat rate of the cliff tops. Some of the aftermath of the erosion has been considered dangerous because it has caused a risk for the infrastructure on top of the cliff. The erosion leaves the palaeontological site exposed to wave attack. Not only is it dangerous for the palaeontological site, but also the beach visitors due to the mass movements involve in this cliff retreat.

Osborne, P. D., & Forest, A. (2016). Sediment Dynamics from Coast to Slope - Southern Canadian Beaufort Sea. Journal Of Coastal Research, 75(sp1), 537-541. doi:10.2112/SI75-108.1

The article had focused on the Canadian Beaufort Sea. Osborne and Forest examined the increase of temperature that could manipulate the Artic river hydrology and coastal-marine geomorphologic processes. The sediment exported has increased while the sea level pressure has also increased. In regards to marine processes, one of the processes is transportation. The process of transportation of sediments has been affected by this sea level pressure.