@article{fdi:010078162,
  title = {{O}n the natural and anthropogenic drivers of the {S}enegalese ({W}est {A}frica) low coast evolution : {S}aint {L}ouis {B}each 2016 {COASTVAR} experiment and 3{D} modeling of short term coastal protection measures},
  author = {{N}dour, {A}. and {B}a, {K}. and {A}lmar, {A}. and {A}lmeida, {P}. and {S}ali, {M}. and {D}iedhion, {P}. {M}. and {F}loc'h, {E}. and {D}aly, {C}hristopher and {G}randjean, {P}. and {B}oivin, {J}. {P}. and {C}astelle, {B}. and {M}arieu, {V}. and {B}iausque, {M}. and {D}etandt, {G}. and {F}olly, {S}. {T}. and {B}onou, {F}. and {C}apet, {X}avier and {G}arlan, {T}. and {M}archesiello, {P}atrick and {B}enshila, {R}. and {D}iaz, {H}. and {B}ergsma, {E}. and {S}adio, {M}. and {S}akho, {I}. and {S}y, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}est {A}frica's low and densely populated coasts crystallize most of the environmental and societal problems and resulting vulnerability. {I}t is becoming urgent to document this coast and the natural and anthropogenic forces to understand its evolution. {S}aint {L}ouis is a historic ({W}orld {H}eritage) city located on the {L}angue de {B}arbarie, a 10 km sandspit at the mouth of the {S}enegal {R}iver. {B}ecause of its location, it is vulnerable (erosion, flooding) to river and ocean variability. {T}his intermediate barred microtidal beach is located in a storm-free intertropical environment, but is exposed to distant oblique energetic waves from high latitudes, causing one of the highest coastal drifts in the world (similar to 800,000 m(3)/year). {A}s part of the {COASTVAR} project, an intensive international field experiment was conducted in {S}aint {L}ouis from 4 to 13 {D}ecember 2016 to quantify the natural protective role played by the sandbar, coastal currents and transient exchanges with the inner shelf. {M}any instruments have been deployed to measure waves, currents, bathymetry and topography. {T}his article provides an overview on the objectives of the experiment, the deployment and the first results of the modeling of coastal protection strategy.},
  keywords = {{W}aves ; erosion ; flooding ; climate change ; beaches ; {W}est {A}frica ; coastal ; vulnerability ; {SENEGAL} ; {SAINT} {LOUIS}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {C}oastal {R}esearch},
  numero = {{N}o sp{\'e}cial 95},
  pages = {583--587},
  ISSN = {0749-0208},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.2112/si95-114.1},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078162},
}