Evaluation of dynamic coastal response to sea-level rise modifies inundation likelihood

Erika E. Lentz (), E. Robert Thieler, Nathaniel G. Plant, Sawyer R. Stippa, Radley M. Horton and Dean B. Gesch
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Erika E. Lentz: US Geological Survey
E. Robert Thieler: US Geological Survey
Nathaniel G. Plant: US Geological Survey
Sawyer R. Stippa: US Geological Survey
Radley M. Horton: Center for Climate Systems Research, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
Dean B. Gesch: US Geological Survey

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 7, 696-700

Abstract: A model that evaluates the likelihood of coastal inundation (flooding) and dynamical response (adaptation) as sea levels rise shows that, for the northeastern US, about 70% of the coast has some capacity to respond dynamically and alter inundation risk.

Date: 2016
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