Physical monitoring of an erosional hotspot on a nourished beach: a case study of Ortley Beach, New Jersey

Beaches worldwide play an essential role in shore protection under storm conditions. How to identify the threshold beach width for effective shore protection remains largely unresolved due to a scarcity of measured beach profiles with sufficient temporal and spatial resolutions. In this study, weekly to monthly surveys spaced 100 m along the shoreline have been conducted at Ortley Beach, New Jersey since Fall 2023. The survey covered beach changes induced by Hurricane Lee and Tropical Storm Ophe