Dynamics of sea level rise and coastal flooding on a changing landscape

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 927-934

  Bilskie, M V ^a   Hagen, S C ^a   Medeiros, S C ^a   Passeri, D L ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

flooding; Hurricane Katrina; hydrodynamics; landscape; sea level rise; storm surge

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; HURRICANE KATRINA; HURRICANE STORM SURGE; LAND USE/LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE; MORPHOLOGIC CHANGES; SEA LEVEL RISE; STORM SURGES;

HURRICANES; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OIL WELL FLOODING; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

FLOODS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; FLOODING; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE; MORPHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STORM SURGE;

ALABAMA; MISSISSIPPI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896800671     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: 19448007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013GL058759     Document Type: Article

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