{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(1)"],"submitter":["Warrick JA"],"pubmed_abstract":["Wildfire and post-fire rainfall have resounding effects on hillslope processes and sediment yields of mountainous landscapes. Yet, it remains unclear how fire-flood sequences influence downstream coastal littoral systems. It is timely to examine terrestrial-coastal connections because climate change is increasing the frequency, size, and intensity of wildfires, altering precipitation rates, and accelerating sea-level rise; and these factors can be understood as contrasting accretionary and erosive agents for coastal systems. Here we provide new satellite-derived shoreline measurements of Big Sur, California and show how river sediment discharge significantly influenced shoreline positions during the past several decades. A 2016 wildfire followed by record precipitation increased sediment discharge in the Big Sur River and resulted in almost half of the total river sediment load of the past 50 years (~ 2.2 of ~ 4.8 Mt). Roughly 30% of this river sediment was inferred to be littoral-grade sand and was incorporated into the littoral cell, causing the widest beaches in the 37-year satellite record and spreading downcoast over timescales of years. Hence, the impact of fire-flood events on coastal sediment budgets may be substantial, and these impacts may increase with time considering projected intensification of wildfires and extreme rain events under global warming."],"journal":["Scientific reports"],"pagination":["3848"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8907308"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Fire (plus) flood (equals) beach: coastal response to an exceptional river sediment discharge event."],"pmcid":["PMC8907308"],"pubmed_authors":["Warrick JA","Vitousek S","Vos K","East AE"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Fire (plus) flood (equals) beach: coastal response to an exceptional river sediment discharge event.","description":"Wildfire and post-fire rainfall have resounding effects on hillslope processes and sediment yields of mountainous landscapes. Yet, it remains unclear how fire-flood sequences influence downstream coastal littoral systems. It is timely to examine terrestrial-coastal connections because climate change is increasing the frequency, size, and intensity of wildfires, altering precipitation rates, and accelerating sea-level rise; and these factors can be understood as contrasting accretionary and erosive agents for coastal systems. Here we provide new satellite-derived shoreline measurements of Big Sur, California and show how river sediment discharge significantly influenced shoreline positions during the past several decades. A 2016 wildfire followed by record precipitation increased sediment discharge in the Big Sur River and resulted in almost half of the total river sediment load of the past 50 years (~ 2.2 of ~ 4.8 Mt). Roughly 30% of this river sediment was inferred to be littoral-grade sand and was incorporated into the littoral cell, causing the widest beaches in the 37-year satellite record and spreading downcoast over timescales of years. Hence, the impact of fire-flood events on coastal sediment budgets may be substantial, and these impacts may increase with time considering projected intensification of wildfires and extreme rain events under global warming.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Mar","modification":"2025-04-29T11:01:16.181Z","creation":"2025-04-06T19:50:30.563Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8907308","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35264600"],"doi":["10.1038/s41598-022-07209-0"]}}