Sea-level rise and potential drowning of the Italian coastal plains: Flooding risk scenarios for 2100

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 158, Issue , 2017, Pages 29-43

  Antonioli, F ^a   Anzidei, M ^b   Amorosi, A ^c   Lo Presti, V ^a   Mastronuzzi, G ^d   Deiana, G ^e   De Falco, G ^f   Fontana, A ^g   Fontolan, G ^h   Lisco, S ^d   Marsico, A ^d   Moretti, M ^d   Orru P E ^e   Sannino, G M ^a   Serpelloni, E ^b   Vecchio, A ⁱ  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

ⁱ OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

2100 Coastline scenario; Climate change; Marine flooding; Relative sea level rise

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FLOODS; LANDFORMS; RISK PERCEPTION; SEA LEVEL; TECTONICS;

2100 COASTLINE SCENARIO; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; ITALIAN PENINSULA; MARINE FLOODING; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL RISE; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; FLOODING; GLACIOISOSTASY; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HOLOCENE; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; LAND USE PLANNING; LIDAR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UPLIFT;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; ITALIAN PENINSULA; ITALY;

EID: 85009067191     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2016.12.021     Document Type: Article

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