DuneFront deliverable D4.1 - Physical boundary conditions over European coasts

The European project DuneFront (https://dunefront.eu, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101135410) is working to improve coastal protection across Europe by using Nature-based Solutions (NbS), such as Dune-Dike hybrids (DD-hybrids), to defend coastlines from extreme weather and rising sea levels. Within this project, this “Physical Boundary Conditions” deliverable focuses on collecting and mapping key physical boundary conditions that affect the effectiveness of these solutions. The aim was to create a consistent, Europe-wide, high-quality dataset that helps understand how DD-hybrids are, and will be, affected by waves, tides, weather patterns, and climate change.   

The dataset is made of 5 geopackage files, each duplicated in csv format for accessibility. See the deliverable report (pdf) for detailed information on each file, use notes, and literature references. We explicitly recommend the use of the gpkg files over csv for any GIS application, for reasons that are detailed in the report.