Sedimentary processes on sandy coasts in southern Australia

本项目旨在重建澳大利亚南部主要沿海平原的沉积过程和演化。这些低洼的海岸及其上的定居点和基础设施很容易受到洪水和海岸线侵蚀的影响。不同类型海岸的过去行为将通过结合创新的地理空间技术来确定形态和过去的变化，地层学和地质年代学的地球物理成像。其结果将是建立模型，解释对沉积物可用性、过去的风暴历史和海平面变化的反应。这将有利于可持续的海岸规划和管理，为这些海岸和邻近海岸的侵蚀危害评估提供地貌学证据。

This project aims to reconstruct sedimentary processes and evolution of key coastal plains in southern Australia. These low-lying coasts, and the settlements and infrastructure on them, are vulnerable to inundation and shoreline erosion. Past behaviour of different types of coasts will be determined by combining innovative geospatial techniques to map morphology and past changes, geophysical imaging of stratigraphy and geochronology. The outcome will be models that explain responses to sediment availability, past storm history and sea-level changes. This will benefit sustainable coastal planning and management, providing geomorphological evidence to support erosion hazard assessments of these and adjacent coasts.