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MS Plan A Defense: Morphodynamic changes due to calm-moderate wave forcing: A case study of Waikiki Beach

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Julianne Kalksma Graduate Student Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Sea level rise, erosion, and the wave climate influence Waikiki Beach on the South Shore of Oahu which is a popular beach in metropolitan Honolulu. In response to recent erosion events and ongoing beach nourishments, weekly surveys have been collected for the past 3 years, from April 2018 through December 2020, to better understand coastal morphology. Local studies found detailed two-dimensional morphological structures; however, no direct relationships between the offshore driving ocean conditions and Waikiki Beach have been established. Other previous works relate the wave