Advances in the study of coastal processes in the continental Colombian Caribbean coast

This paper reviews the state of scientific knowledge on coastal processes in the continental Colombian Caribbean Coast. The covered topics include the research advances on estuarine dynamics, wave climate, and coastline evolution in the region. This review aims to offer an updated baseline on the topics and sites that have been more explored by coastal scientists and those who need more efforts in short- to mid-term. The extensive analysis of peer-reviewed literature carried out here shows that river mouths are the most studied coastal systems in the region, together with the coastal sectors near the largest cities. On the contrary, national parks and pristine areas with high environmental value are barely studied. Finally, a vision from the author's perspective on important physical-coastal and transdisciplinary issues to be addressed in the upcoming years is presented. (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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This paper reviews the scientific knowledge on coastal processes in the continental Colombian Caribbean Coast, focusing on estuarine dynamics, wave climate, and coastline evolution. The review provides an updated baseline of the research status and identifies areas that have been extensively studied as well as those that require further efforts. The paper also presents the author's vision on important physical-coastal and transdisciplinary issues to be addressed in the future.