A global classification of coastal flood hazard climates associated with large-scale oceanographic forcing

Rueda, Ana; Vitousek, Sean; Camus, Paula; Tomás, Antonio; Espejo, Antonio; Losada, Inigo J.; Barnard, Patrick L.; Erikson, Li H.; Ruggiero, Peter; Reguero, Borja G.; Mendez, Fernando J.

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A global classification of coastal flood hazard climates associated with large-scale oceanographic forcing

2017
By Rueda, Ana ; Vitousek, Sean ; Camus, Paula ; ...

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Scientific Reports
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Rueda, Ana ; Vitousek, Sean ; Camus, Paula ; Tomás, Antonio ; Espejo, Antonio ; Losada, Inigo J. ; Barnard, Patrick L. ; Erikson, Li H. ; Ruggiero, Peter ; Reguero, Borja G. ; Mendez, Fernando J.
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Coastal communities throughout the world are exposed to numerous and increasing threats, such as coastal flooding and erosion, saltwater intrusion and wetland degradation. Here, we present the first global-scale analysis of the main drivers of coastal flooding due to large-scale oceanographic factors. Given the large dimensionality of the problem (e.g. spatiotemporal variability in flood magnitude and the relative influence of waves, tides and surge levels), we have performed a computer-based classification to identify geographical areas with homogeneous climates. Results show that 75% of coastal regions around the globe have the potential for very large flooding events with low probabilities (unbounded tails), 82% are tide-dominated, and almost 49% are highly susceptible to increases in flooding frequency due to sea-level rise.
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Climate Change Coastal Zone Management Floods Sea Level Climate Change Coastal Zone Management Sea Level
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Scientific Reports 7 (5038)
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05090-w
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PMC5506008
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