List et al (2006) Storm Erosion

Question 1

Define coastal erosion

Answer 1

Sections of coast that exhibit significantly higher rates of erosion than adjacent areas.

Question 2

What has been found when studying shoreline response to storms?

Answer 2

A highly non-uniform response- hotspots of significant erosion alternated with sections of coast that were almost entirely unresponsive.
During post storm fair weather, hotspot erosion was rapidly reversed by a similar magnitude of accretion.