This data release contains two sets (reflective and dissipative) of synthesized barred beach profiles based on conditions in the University of New South Wales Water Research Laboratory's 0.9-meter wave flume. The profiles were collected using the methods outlined in Conti and others (2024) and then synthesized using the functions and relationships described by Stephens and others (2010) and Ruessink and others (2003). Each set of profiles contain a barless version to allow comparisons between barred and planar beaches.Conti, S., Splinter, K.D., Booth, E., Djadjiguna, D., and Turner I.L., 2024, Observations on the role of internal sand moisture dynamics in wave-driven dune face erosion: Geomorphology, v. 462, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2024.109331.Stephens, S.A., Coco, G., and Bryan, K.R., 2010, Numerical simulations of wave setup over barred beach profiles: implications for predictability: Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, v. 137, no. 4, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000076.Ruessink, B.G., Wijnberg, K.M., Holman, R.A., Kuriyama, Y., and van Enckevort, I.M.J., 2003, Intersite comparison of interannual nearshore bar behavior: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, v. 108, no. C8, https://doi.org/10.1029/2002JC001505.

The impacts of five proposed restoration alternatives at Little Dauphin Island, Alabama (AL) were assessed using process-based numerical models to simulate annual scale sediment transport and storm-driven morphological change. The five restoration alternatives include a no-action scenario representing a continuous island (R0), a tidal inlet channel realignment (R1), a sand spit (sand motor) nourishment (R2), a beach and dune restoration (R3), and an offshore borrow source (R4). A two-dimensional XBeach model was used to simulate storm-driven beach and dune evolution for each scenario for three historic storms: Hurricane Ivan (2004), Hurricane Katrina (2005) and Hurricane Sally (2020). A two-dimensional Delft3D model was used to simulate sediment transport and resultant bed level morphologic change for each scenario over a 5-year period. The modeled initial and final bed level elevations for each scenario are provided here. For further information regarding input generation and visualization of model outputs, refer to Passeri and others (2025).Passeri, D.L., Mickey, R.C., Thompson, D.M., Itzkin, M., Godsey, E., Bilskie, M.V., Seymour, A., Poisson, A., Ikeda, J., and Hagen, S.C., 2025 , Modeling the impacts of sand placement strategies on barrier island evolution in a semi-enclosed bay system: Coastal Engineering, v. 197, no. 104697, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2025.104697.

This dataset contains hourly moisture content, salinity, and temperature measurements for sediment within a dune profile at Madeira Beach, Florida, USA. The data was collected between January 25, 2023, and August 31, 2023, following impacts from Hurricane Idalia. Data were collected using 5 moisture probes that extended 90 centimeters (cm) below the surface, with sensors spaced 10 cm apart in the vertical dimension from 5 cm to 85 cm below the surface. Meteorological data collected at Madeira Beach during the study period are included to contextualize the moisture probe measurements. The vertical and horizontal position of each moisture probe is included and were measured using a backpack-mounted Global Positioning System (GPS). For more information on GPS survey data collection and processing, refer to the associated U.S. Geological Survey data release by Brown and others (2018).Brown, J.A., Birchler, J.J., Thompson, D.M., Long, J.W., and Seymour, A.C., 2018, Beach profile data collected from Madeira Beach, FL (ver. 5.0, April 2024): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7T43S94.

Data and code associate with "Combining process-based and data-driven approaches to forecast dune and beach change Data" manuscript

Data and code associate with "Combining process-based and data-driven approaches to forecast dune and beach change Data" manuscript

Data associated with "The Influence of Dune Aspect Ratio, Beach Width and Storm Characteristics on Dune Erosion for Managed and Unmanaged Beaches"

Data associated with "The Influence of Dune Aspect Ratio, Beach Width and Storm Characteristics on Dune Erosion for Managed and Unmanaged Beaches"

Data associated with "The Influence of Dune Aspect Ratio, Beach Width and Storm Characteristics on Dune Erosion for Managed and Unmanaged Beaches"