Compound hydrometeorological extremes: Drivers, mechanisms and methods

W Zhang, M Luo, S Gao, W Chen, V Hari… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Compound extremes pose immense challenges and hazards to communities, and this is
particularly true for compound hydrometeorological extremes associated with deadly floods …

A systematic review of coastal vulnerability mapping

A Bukvic, G Rohat, A Apotsos, A de Sherbinin - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Coastal areas worldwide represent an aggregation of population and assets of growing
economic, geopolitical, and sociocultural significance, yet their functions are increasingly …

Subsidence in coastal cities throughout the world observed by InSAR

PC Wu, M Wei, S D'Hondt - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We measured subsidence rates in 99 coastal cities around the world between 2015 and
2020 using the PS Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar method and Sentinel‐1 data. In …

GIA model statistics for GRACE hydrology, cryosphere, and ocean science

L Caron, ER Ivins, E Larour, S Adhikari… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We provide a new analysis of glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) with the goal of assembling
the model uncertainty statistics required for rigorously extracting trends in surface mass from …

What is nuisance flooding? Defining and monitoring an emerging challenge

HR Moftakhari, A AghaKouchak… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Nuisance flooding (NF) refers to low levels of inundation that do not pose significant threats
to public safety or cause major property damage, but can disrupt routine day‐to‐day …

Understanding of contemporary regional sea‐level change and the implications for the future

BD Hamlington, AS Gardner, E Ivins… - Reviews of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Global sea level provides an important indicator of the state of the warming climate, but
changes in regional sea level are most relevant for coastal communities around the world …

The spread and cost of saltwater intrusion in the US Mid-Atlantic

P Mondal, M Walter, J Miller, R Epanchin-Niell… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Saltwater intrusion on coastal farmlands can render productive land unsuitable for
agricultural activities. While the visible extent of salt-impacted land provides a useful …

Aboveground carbon loss associated with the spread of ghost forests as sea levels rise

LS Smart, PJ Taillie, B Poulter… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Coastal forests sequester and store more carbon than their terrestrial counterparts but are at
greater risk of conversion due to sea level rise. Saltwater intrusion from sea level rise …

Regional variations in relative sea-level changes influenced by nonlinear vertical land motion

J Oelsmann, M Marcos, M Passaro, L Sanchez… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Vertical land movements can cause regional relative sea-level changes to differ
substantially from climate-driven absolute sea-level changes. Whereas absolute sea level …

The global drivers of chronic coastal flood hazards under sea‐level rise

BS Hague, S McGregor, DA Jones, R Reef… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first global estimates of annual average exceedances of contemporary
minor, moderate, and major flood levels under sea‐level rise (SLR). Applying established …