Abstract
ABSTRACT Mulcahy, N.; Kennedy, D.M., and Blanchon, P., 2016. Hurricane-induced shoreline change and post-storm recovery: northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. In: Vila-Concejo, A.; Bruce, E.; Kennedy, D.M., and McCarroll, R.J. (eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Coastal Symposium (Sydney, Australia). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 75, pp. 1192 - 1196. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Storms are major drivers of shoreline change on barrier beach systems. In tropical environments many such systems are fronted by coral reefs; however, little is known about how these reefal structures influence beach response during hurricanes. This study provides a detailed assessment of the impacts of Hurricane Wilma on the coral-fringed barrier beaches of the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Hurricane Wilma made landfall in late October 2005 as a Category 4 storm, bringing sustained wind speeds of 67 ms−1, and storm waves with significant wave heights (Hs) ≈ 13 m. To determine th...
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