Publications

This section gives a list of key publications on the data generation, it’s accuracy and downstream use.

Luijendijk et al. (2018) – State of the World’s beaches

Luijendijk, A., Hagenaars, G., Ranasinghe, R. et al. The State of the World’s Beaches. Scientific Reports 8, 6641 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24630-6

Hagenaars et al. (2018) – On the accuracy of automated shoreline detection derived from satellite imagery: A case study of the sand motor mega-scale nourishment

G Hagenaars, S de Vries, AP Luijendijk, WP de Boer, AJHM Reniers. On the accuracy of automated shoreline detection derived from satellite imagery: A case study of the sand motor mega-scale nourishment. Coastal Engineering 133, 113-125

Sabour et al. (2020) – Multi-decadal shoreline change in coastal natural world heritage sites–a global assessment

Salma Sabour, Sally Brown, Robert J Nicholls, Ivan D Haigh and Arjen P Luijendijk. Multi-decadal shoreline change in coastal natural world heritage sites–a global assessment. Environmental Research Letters 15 (10), 104047

Vousdoukas et al. (2020) – Sandy coastlines under threat of erosion

Michalis I. Vousdoukas, Roshanka Ranasinghe, Lorenzo Mentaschi, Theocharis A. Plomaritis, Panagiotis Athanasiou, Arjen Luijendijk & Luc Feyen. Sandy coastlines under threat of erosion. Nature Climate Change 10 (3), 260-263

Hulskamp et al. (2023) – Global distribution and dynamics of muddy coasts

Romy Hulskamp, Arjen Luijendijk, Bas van Maren, Antonio Moreno-Rodenas, Floris Calkoen, Etiënne Kras, Stef Lhermitte & Stefan Aarninkhof. Global distribution and dynamics of muddy coasts. Nature Communications 14, 8259 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43819-6

Vos et al. (2023) – Benchmarking satellite-derived shoreline mapping algorithms

K. Vos, K. D. Splinter, J. Palomar-Vázquez, J. E. Pardo-Pascual, J. Almonacid-Caballer, C. Cabezas-Rabadán, E. C. Kras, A. P. Luijendijk, F. Calkoen, L. P. Almeida, D. Pais, A. H. F. Klein, Y. Mao, D. Harris, B. Castelle, D. Buscombe & S. Vitousek. Benchmarking satellite-derived shoreline mapping algorithms. Communications Earth & Environment 4 (1), 345

Lansu et al. (2023) – A global analysis of how human infrastructure squeezes sandy coasts

EM Lansu, VC Reijers, S Höfer, A Luijendijk, M Rietkerk, MJ Wassen. A global analysis of how human infrastructure squeezes sandy coasts. Nature Communications 15 (1), 432.

Castelle et al. (2024) – Satellite-derived sandy shoreline trends and interannual variability along the Atlantic coast of Europe

Bruno Castelle, Etiënne Kras, Gerd Masselink, Tim Scott, Aikaterini Konstantinou & Arjen Luijendijk. Satellite-derived sandy shoreline trends and interannual variability along the Atlantic coast of Europe. Scientific reports 14 (1), 13002