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Winter G., Storlazzi C., Vitousek S., van Dongeren A., McCall R., Hoeke R., Skirving W., Marra J., Reyns J., Aucan Jerôme, Widlansky M., Becker J., Perry C., Masselink G., Lowe R., Ford M., Pomeroy A., Mendez F., Rueda A., Wandres M. (2020). Steps to develop early warning systems and future scenarios of storm wave-driven flooding along coral reef-lined coasts. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, p. art. 199 [8 p.].

Titre du document
Steps to develop early warning systems and future scenarios of storm wave-driven flooding along coral reef-lined coasts
Année de publication
2020
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000522309000001
Auteurs
Winter G., Storlazzi C., Vitousek S., van Dongeren A., McCall R., Hoeke R., Skirving W., Marra J., Reyns J., Aucan Jerôme, Widlansky M., Becker J., Perry C., Masselink G., Lowe R., Ford M., Pomeroy A., Mendez F., Rueda A., Wandres M.
Source
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020, 7, p. art. 199 [8 p.]
Tropical coral reef-lined coasts are exposed to storm wave-driven flooding. In the future, flood events during storms are expected to occur more frequently and to be more severe due to sea-level rise, changes in wind and weather patterns, and the deterioration of coral reefs. Hence, disaster managers and coastal planners are in urgent need of decision-support tools. In the short-term, these tools can be applied in Early Warning Systems (EWS) that can help to prepare for and respond to impending storm-driven flood events. In the long-term, future scenarios of flooding events enable coastal communities and managers to plan and implement adequate risk-reduction strategies. Modeling tools that are used in currently available coastal flood EWS and future scenarios have been developed for open-coast sandy shorelines, which have only limited applicability for coral reef-lined shorelines. The tools need to be able to predict local sea levels, offshore waves, as well as their nearshore transformation over the reefs, and translate this information to onshore flood levels. In addition, future scenarios require long-term projections of coral reef growth, reef composition, and shoreline change. To address these challenges, we have formed the UFORiC (Understanding Flooding of Reef-lined Coasts) working group that outlines its perspectives on data and model requirements to develop EWS for storms and scenarios specific to coral reef-lined coastlines. It reviews the state-of-the-art methods that can currently be incorporated in such systems and provides an outlook on future improvements as new data sources and enhanced methods become available.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020] ; Limnologie physique / Océanographie physique [032]
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ZONE TROPICALE
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Fonds IRD [F B010078909]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010078909
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