the area of a beach above the usual high tide mark
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Foredunes are formed by aeolian sand deposition in vegetation on the backshore.
Patrick A. Hesp, Sergio R. Dillenburg, Eduardo G. Barboza, Luiz J. Tomazelli, RicardoN. Ayup-Zouain, Luciana S. Esteves, Nelson L.S. Gruber, Elirio E. Toldo-Jr., LuizL.C. de A. Tabajara, Luiz C.P. Clerot 2005, 'Beach ridges, foredunes or transgressive dunefields? Definitions and an examinationof the Torres to Tramandaí barrier system, Southern Brazil', Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciênciashttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652005000300010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The erosion of the backshore (berm) in several places along the coast was quite evident in the study.
K. A. Abdul Rasheed, V. Kesava Das, C. Revichandran, P. R. Vijayan, Tony. J. Thottam 2006, 'TSUNAMI IMPACTS ON MORPHOLOGY OF BEACHES ALONG SOUTH KERALA COAST, WEST COAST OF INDIA',Science of Tsunami Hazardshttp://tsunamisociety.org/241rash.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Field measurements to evaluate the estimation accuracy during the prevalence of unsteady winds were performed on a flat backshore.
Keiko Udo 2009, 'New Method for Estimation of Aeolian Sand Transport Rate Using Ceramic Sand Flux Sensor(UD-101)', Sensorshttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/9/11/9058/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Besides, the stratigraphy of this outcrop shows shoreface-backshore sandstones overlaying an erosion surface cut on the vertebrate-bearing layers.
LUCIANO LECCA, SALVATORE CARBONI 2007, 'THE TYRRHENIAN SECTION OF SAN GIOVANNI DI SINIS (SARDINIA):STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD OFAN IRREGULAR SINGLE HIGH STAND', Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafiahttps://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/5889. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These dunes appear on the inland side of the beach or even backshore as a result of erosion.
Maria Virgínia Henriques, Carlos Neto 2002, 'Caracterização geo-ecológica dos sistemas de cordões dunares da Estremadura (Nazaré,S. Martinho do Porto e Peniche-Baleal)', Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografiahttp://www.ceg.ul.pt/finisterra/numeros/2002-74/74_01.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)