@article{fdi:010073158,
  title = {{W}hy and how do we study sediment transport ? {F}ocus on coastal zones and ongoing methods},
  author = {{O}uillon, {S}ylvain},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}cientific research on sediment dynamics in the coastal zone and along the littoral zone has evolved considerably over the last four decades. {I}t benefits from a technological revolution that provides the community with cheaper or free tools for in situ study (e.g., sensors, gliders), remote sensing (satellite data, video cameras, drones) or modelling (open source models). {T}hese changes favour the transfer of developed methods to monitoring and management services. {O}n the other hand, scientific research is increasingly targeted by public authorities towards finalized studies in relation to societal issues. {S}horeline vulnerability is an object of concern that grows after each marine submersion or intense erosion event. {T}hus, during the last four decades, the production of knowledge on coastal sediment dynamics has evolved considerably, and is in tune with the needs of society. {T}his editorial aims at synthesizing the current revolution in the scientific research related to coastal and littoral hydrosedimentary dynamics, putting into perspective connections between coasts and other geomorphological entities concerned by sediment transport, showing the links between many fragmented approaches of the topic, and introducing the papers published in the special issue of {W}ater on "{S}ediment transport in coastal waters".},
  keywords = {sediment transport ; cohesive sediments ; non cohesive sediments ; sand ; mud ; coastal erosion ; sedimentation ; morphodynamics ; suspended ; particulate matter ; bedload},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater},
  volume = {10},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {art. 390 [34 p.]},
  ISSN = {2073-4441},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.3390/w10040390},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073158},
}