A Multi-Year Data Set of Beach-Foredune Topography and Environmental Forcing Conditions at Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands

The data set contains 39 digital elevation models and 11 orthophotos of a beach-foredune system near Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, a high-wave storm-dominated site with an approximately 25 m high foredune. The elevation data set combines a long duration (six years; January 2013 - January 2019) with a high temporal resolution (typically 2-4 months) and is spatially extensive (1.4 km alongshore) with a high spatial (1 m) resolution. To facilitate the testing and further development of coastal dune evolution models, the data set is supplemented with high-frequency time series of offshore wave, water level and wind characteristics as well as several subtidal bathymetries.

The data set is described in detail in the following open-access, peer-reviewed paper:

Ruessink, G.; Schwarz, C.S.; Price, T.D.; Donker, J.J.A. A Multi-Year Data Set of Beach-Foredune Topography and Environmental Forcing Conditions at Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. Data 2019, 4, 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/data4020073

Update December 7, 2023: The data descriptor paper contains a typo related to the rotation of the RD and local coordinate schemes. On page 4/15 it is said that this rotation angle is 177 degrees, it should be 172.8 degrees. A big thank-you to Haoyang Peng (UNSW, Australia) for pointing out that the 177 degrees is incorrect.