Angnuureng D. B. auteur aut IRD Almar Rafaël auteur aut IRD Senechal N. auteur aut IRD Castelle B. auteur aut IRD Addo K. A. auteur aut IRD Marieu V. auteur aut IRD Ranasinghe R. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access This study investigates the impact of individual storms and storm clusters on shoreline recovery for the meso-to macrotidal, barred Biscarrosse beach in SW France, using 6 years of daily video observations. While the study area experienced 60 storms during the 6-year study period, only 36 storms were analysed due to gaps in the video data. Based on the 36 individual storms and 13 storm clusters analysed, our results show that clustering impact is cumulatively weak and shoreline retreat is governed by the first storms in clusters, while the impact of subsequent events is less pronounced. The average post-storm beach recovery period at this site is 9 days, consistent with observations at other beaches. Apart from the dominant effect of present storm conditions, shoreline dynamics are also significantly affected by previous storm influence, while recovery is strongly modulated by tidal range and the bar location. Our results reveal that not only is the storm energy important but also the frequency of recurrence (storms result in greater retreat when time intervals between them are longer), which suggests an interaction between short storm events and longer-term evolution. specialized Storm clusters Beach erosion and recovery Sandbar Extreme events impact Open beach Short-term morphodynamics FRANCE 064 032 122 290 265-276 2017 0169-555X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070288 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.04.007 0169-555X [F B010070288] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070288 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2017/08/010070288.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2017-09-05 2023-07-11 fdi:010070288 fre