Nature Communications (Jun 2016)

A global reanalysis of storm surges and extreme sea levels

  • Sanne Muis,
  • Martin Verlaan,
  • Hessel C. Winsemius,
  • Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts,
  • Philip J. Ward

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11969
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Protection of coastlines from devastating flooding associated with sea-level extremes is impeded by a lack of continuous records. Here, the authors apply a hydrodynamic modelling approach and present the first reanalysis of tides, surges and extreme sea levels for the entire world's coastline.