Modeled beach profile evolution at Fishing Point, Virginia

Animation displays modeled beach profile elevation as it has evolved at Fishing Point, Virginia. These data are based on historical charts and images and measure distance (in kilometers) of cross-shore accretion. Q_S is the flux of sand to the beach, and Q_D is the flux of sand from the beach to the active dune. Yellow represents sand, blue represents water, while green represents marsh. Data is from Ciarletta and others, 2019, https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1029/2018JF004908.