Blind testing of shoreline evolution models.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 02 2020
Historique:
received: 12 07 2019
accepted: 22 01 2020
entrez: 9 2 2020
pubmed: 9 2 2020
medline: 9 2 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Beaches around the world continuously adjust to daily and seasonal changes in wave and tide conditions, which are themselves changing over longer time-scales. Different approaches to predict multi-year shoreline evolution have been implemented; however, robust and reliable predictions of shoreline evolution are still problematic even in short-term scenarios (shorter than decadal). Here we show results of a modelling competition, where 19 numerical models (a mix of established shoreline models and machine learning techniques) were tested using data collected for Tairua beach, New Zealand with 18 years of daily averaged alongshore shoreline position and beach rotation (orientation) data obtained from a camera system. In general, traditional shoreline models and machine learning techniques were able to reproduce shoreline changes during the calibration period (1999-2014) for normal conditions but some of the model struggled to predict extreme and fast oscillations. During the forecast period (unseen data, 2014-2017), both approaches showed a decrease in models' capability to predict the shoreline position. This was more evident for some of the machine learning algorithms. A model ensemble performed better than individual models and enables assessment of uncertainties in model architecture. Research-coordinated approaches (e.g., modelling competitions) can fuel advances in predictive capabilities and provide a forum for the discussion about the advantages/disadvantages of available models.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32034246
doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59018-y
pii: 10.1038/s41598-020-59018-y
pmc: PMC7005834
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

2137

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Auteurs

Jennifer Montaño (J)

School of Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand. jmon177@aucklanduni.ac.nz.

Giovanni Coco (G)

School of Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.

Jose A A Antolínez (JAA)

Departamento de Ciencias y Tecnicas del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

Tomas Beuzen (T)

Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, 2052, Australia.

Karin R Bryan (KR)

School of Science, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Laura Cagigal (L)

School of Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.
Departamento de Ciencias y Tecnicas del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

Bruno Castelle (B)

UMR EPOC, University of Bordeaux/CNRS, Bordeaux, France.

Mark A Davidson (MA)

Coastal Processes Research Group, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, PL4 8AA, Plymouth, UK.

Evan B Goldstein (EB)

Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, 27412, USA.

Raimundo Ibaceta (R)

Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, 2052, Australia.

Déborah Idier (D)

BRGM, 3 avenue Claude Guillemin, 45060, Orléans cédex, France.

Bonnie C Ludka (BC)

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, United States.

Sina Masoud-Ansari (S)

School of Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand.

Fernando J Méndez (FJ)

Departamento de Ciencias y Tecnicas del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

A Brad Murray (AB)

Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

Nathaniel G Plant (NG)

U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, 600 4th Street South, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.

Katherine M Ratliff (KM)

Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Nicholas School of the Environment, Center for Nonlinear and Complex Systems, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.

Arthur Robinet (A)

UMR EPOC, University of Bordeaux/CNRS, Bordeaux, France.
BRGM, 3 avenue Claude Guillemin, 45060, Orléans cédex, France.

Ana Rueda (A)

Departamento de Ciencias y Tecnicas del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain.

Nadia Sénéchal (N)

UMR EPOC, University of Bordeaux/CNRS, Bordeaux, France.

Joshua A Simmons (JA)

Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, 2052, Australia.

Kristen D Splinter (KD)

Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, 2052, Australia.

Scott Stephens (S)

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Ian Townend (I)

University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.

Sean Vitousek (S)

Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.
Department of Civil and Materials Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA.

Kilian Vos (K)

Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, 2052, Australia.

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