BLUECoast

BGS Research — Coasts and estuaries geohazards

Alongside the National Oceanography Centre, BGS is developing an integrated modelling tool called BLUECoast that will be used to evaluate coastal resilience and scope alternative management options along managed coastlines with critical energy infrastructure, such as:

  • Dungeness foreland, south-east England
  • Minsmere nature reserve, eastern England

Researchers from BGS are working on long-term coastal modelling and decadal-scale climate effects.

Dungeness Nuclear Power Station and Lighthouse
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Dungeness Nuclear Power Station and Lighthouse. © Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Beach with pebbles and chalk. Image by Tim Hill from Pixabay 

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Coastal vulnerability is an issue in many coastal areas of Great Britain. Understanding the processes and identifying potential geohazards and interdependencies within the coastal zone allows users to mitigate and plan to improve future resilience.

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