Non-linear interaction modulates global extreme sea levels, coastal flood exposure, and impacts

Arne Arns; Thomas Wahl; Claudia Wolff; Athanasios T. Vafeidis; Ivan D. Haigh; Philip Woodworth; Sebastian Niehüser; Jürgen Jensen

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15752-5

Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Non-linear interaction modulates global extreme sea levels, coastal flood exposure, and impacts

Arne Arns,
Thomas Wahl,
Claudia Wolff,
Athanasios T. Vafeidis,
Ivan D. Haigh,
Philip Woodworth,
Sebastian Niehüser,
Jürgen Jensen

Affiliations

Arne Arns: Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock
Thomas Wahl: Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, University of Central Florida
Claudia Wolff: Coastal Risks and Sea-Level Rise Research Group, Department of Geography, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel
Athanasios T. Vafeidis: Coastal Risks and Sea-Level Rise Research Group, Department of Geography, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel
Ivan D. Haigh: School of Ocean and Earth Science, National Oceanography Centre Southampton, University of Southampton
Philip Woodworth: National Oceanography Centre
Sebastian Niehüser: Research Institute for Water and Environment, University of Siegen
Jürgen Jensen: Research Institute for Water and Environment, University of Siegen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15752-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The non-linear interaction between tide and non-tidal residual impacts current and future extreme water levels. Here, based on 620 gauge records, the authors find a large non-linear interaction in the US East Coast, North Sea and parts of southern Japan, that results in a reduction of extreme sea levels.

Published in Nature Communications

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