Severe storm erosion reversed by natural beach recovery process.
Video monitoring systems were used to study how sediment moves along a beach. By analyzing the data, researchers found that sediment transport plays a key role in shoreline changes after severe storms. Sediments trapped at one end of the beach moved in the same direction as the longshore sediment transport. The beach recovered quickly after erosion, thanks to this transport process. Even after adding more sand to the beach, changes continued due to a natural balancing act. This study shows how sediment transport affects beach processes and can help understand how beaches evolve over time.