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The potential of wetlands in reducing storm surge
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In this article, a numerical storm surge model was applied to assess the sensitivity of surge response to specified wetland loss, and results suggest that wetlands do have the potential to reduce surges but the magnitude of attenuation is dependent on the surrounding coastal landscape and the strength and duration of the storm forcing.About:
This article is published in Ocean Engineering.The article was published on 2010-01-01. It has received 296 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Storm surge & Storm.read more
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Ecosystem-based coastal defence in the face of global change
Stijn Temmerman,Patrick Meire,Tjeerd J. Bouma,Peter M. J. Herman,Tom Ysebaert,Huib J. de Vriend +5 more
TL;DR: It is argued that flood protection by ecosystem creation and restoration can provide a more sustainable, cost-effective and ecologically sound alternative to conventional coastal engineering and that it should be implemented globally and on a large scale.
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The present and future role of coastal wetland vegetation in protecting shorelines: answering recent challenges to the paradigm
Keryn B. Gedan,Matthew L. Kirwan,Eric Wolanski,Eric Wolanski,Edward B. Barbier,Brian R. Silliman +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conduct a literature review and a small meta-analysis of wave attenuation data, and find overwhelming evidence in support of established theory that mangrove and salt marsh vegetation afford context-dependent protection from erosion, storm surge, and potentially small tsunami waves.
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The protective role of coastal marshes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
TL;DR: The results show that salt marshes have value for coastal hazard mitigation and climate change adaptation and it is proposed that decision makers employ natural systems to maximize the benefits and ecosystem services provided by Salt marshes and exercise caution when making decisions that erode these services.
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Future of our coasts: The potential for natural and hybrid infrastructure to enhance the resilience of our coastal communities, economies and ecosystems
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight strengths and weaknesses of the coastal protection benefits provided by built infrastructure, natural ecosystems, and the innovative opportunities to combine the two into hybrid approaches for coastal protection, and examine some case studies where hybrid approaches are being implemented to improve coastal resilience as well as some of the policy challenges that can make implementation of these approaches more difficult.
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The role of mangroves in attenuating storm surges
TL;DR: In this paper, field observations and numerical simulations indicate that the 6-to-30-km wide mangrove forest along the Gulf Coast of South Florida effectively attenuated storm surges from a Category 3 hurricane, Wilma, and protected the inland wetland by reducing an inundation area of 1800 km 2 and restricting surge inundation inside the mangroves zone.
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Dynamics and Modelling of Ocean Waves
G. J. Komen,Luigi Cavaleri,Mark A. Donelan,Klaus Hasselmann,Susanne Hasselmann,Peter A. E. M. Janssen +5 more
TL;DR: The Wave Modelling Group (WAM) model as mentioned in this paper is based on a detailed physical description of air/sea interactions and is widely used for wave forecasting for meteorological and oceanographic purposes.
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Completion of the 1990s national land cover data set for the conterminous united states from landsat thematic mapper data and ancillary data sources
James E. Vogelmann,Stephen M. Howard,Limin Yang,Charles R. Larson,Bruce K. Wylie,J. Nicholas Van Driel +5 more
TL;DR: The National Land Cover Data Set (NLCD) as mentioned in this paper is an intermediate-scale national land cover data set derived from early 1990s Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery and other sources of digital data.
ADCIRC: An Advanced Three-Dimensional Circulation Model for Shelves, Coasts, and Estuaries. Report 1. Theory and Methodology of ADCIRC-2DDI and ADCIRC-3DL.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the theory, methodology, and verification of the ADCIRC (ADvanced CIRCulation) finite element numerical models, which are used to simulate hydrodynamic circulation along shelves, coasts, and within estuaries.
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A Basin to Channel-Scale Unstructured Grid Hurricane Storm Surge Model Applied to Southern Louisiana
Joannes J. Westerink,Richard A. Luettich,Jesse Feyen,Jesse Feyen,John Atkinson,Clinton N Dawson,Hugh Roberts,Mark D. Powell,Jason Dunion,Ethan J. Kubatko,Hasan Pourtaheri +10 more
TL;DR: A basin-to-channel-scale implementation of the Advanced Circulation (ADCIRC) unstructured grid hydrodynamic model has been developed that accurately simulates hurricane storm surge, tides, and river flow in this complex region as mentioned in this paper.
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A High-Resolution Coupled Riverine Flow, Tide, Wind, Wind Wave, and Storm Surge Model for Southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Part I: Model Development and Validation
Shintaro Bunya,J. C. Dietrich,Joannes J. Westerink,Bruce A. Ebersole,Jane McKee Smith,J. H. Atkinson,Robert E. Jensen,Donald T. Resio,Richard A. Luettich,Clinton N Dawson,V. J. Cardone,Andrew T. Cox,Mark D. Powell,H. J. Westerink,H. J. Roberts +14 more
TL;DR: A coupled system of wind, wind wave, and coastal circulation models has been implemented for southern Louisiana and Mississippi to simulate riverine flows, tides, wind waves, and hurricane storm surge in the region as discussed by the authors.