Extreme oceanographic forcing and coastal response due to the 2015–2016 El Niño

Patrick L. Barnard; Daniel Hoover; David M. Hubbard; Alex Snyder; Bonnie C. Ludka; Jonathan Allan; George M. Kaminsky; Peter Ruggiero; Timu W. Gallien; Laura Gabel; Diana McCandless; Heather M. Weiner; Nicholas Cohn; Dylan L. Anderson; Katherine A. Serafin

doi:10.1038/ncomms14365

Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Extreme oceanographic forcing and coastal response due to the 2015–2016 El Niño

Patrick L. Barnard,
Daniel Hoover,
David M. Hubbard,
Alex Snyder,
Bonnie C. Ludka,
Jonathan Allan,
George M. Kaminsky,
Peter Ruggiero,
Timu W. Gallien,
Laura Gabel,
Diana McCandless,
Heather M. Weiner,
Nicholas Cohn,
Dylan L. Anderson,
Katherine A. Serafin

Affiliations

Patrick L. Barnard: United States Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Daniel Hoover: United States Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
David M. Hubbard: University of California, Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute
Alex Snyder: United States Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Bonnie C. Ludka: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Jonathan Allan: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Coastal Field Office
George M. Kaminsky: Washington State Department of Ecology, Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program
Peter Ruggiero: Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Timu W. Gallien: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Laura Gabel: Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, Coastal Field Office
Diana McCandless: Washington State Department of Ecology, Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program
Heather M. Weiner: Washington State Department of Ecology, Coastal Monitoring & Analysis Program
Nicholas Cohn: Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Dylan L. Anderson: Oregon State University, College of Engineering
Katherine A. Serafin: Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14365
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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ENSO end members El Niño and La Niña are linked to elevated coastal hazards across the Pacific region. Here, the authors show that the wave conditions and coastal response for the 2015–16 El Niño indicate that it was one of the most significant events of the last 145 years.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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