Representing the function and sensitivity of coastal interfaces in Earth system models

Nicholas D. Ward (), J. Patrick Megonigal, Ben Bond-Lamberty, Vanessa L. Bailey, David Butman, Elizabeth A. Canuel, Heida Diefenderfer, Neil K. Ganju, Miguel A. Goñi, Emily B. Graham, Charles S. Hopkinson, Tarang Khangaonkar, J. Adam Langley, Nate G. McDowell, Allison N. Myers-Pigg, Rebecca B. Neumann, Christopher L. Osburn, René M. Price, Joel Rowland, Aditi Sengupta, Marc Simard, Peter E. Thornton, Maria Tzortziou, Rodrigo Vargas, Pamela B. Weisenhorn and Lisamarie Windham-Myers
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Nicholas D. Ward: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
J. Patrick Megonigal: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Ben Bond-Lamberty: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Vanessa L. Bailey: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
David Butman: University of Washington
Elizabeth A. Canuel: William & Mary
Heida Diefenderfer: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Neil K. Ganju: U.S. Geological Survey
Miguel A. Goñi: Oregon State University
Emily B. Graham: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Charles S. Hopkinson: University of Georgia
Tarang Khangaonkar: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
J. Adam Langley: Villanova University
Nate G. McDowell: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Allison N. Myers-Pigg: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Rebecca B. Neumann: University of Washington
Christopher L. Osburn: North Carolina State University
René M. Price: Florida International University
Joel Rowland: Los Alamos National Laboratory
Aditi Sengupta: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Marc Simard: California Institute of Technology
Peter E. Thornton: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Maria Tzortziou: City University of New York
Rodrigo Vargas: University of Delaware
Pamela B. Weisenhorn: Argonne National Laboratory
Lisamarie Windham-Myers: USGS Water Mission Area

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract Between the land and ocean, diverse coastal ecosystems transform, store, and transport material. Across these interfaces, the dynamic exchange of energy and matter is driven by hydrological and hydrodynamic processes such as river and groundwater discharge, tides, waves, and storms. These dynamics regulate ecosystem functions and Earth’s climate, yet global models lack representation of coastal processes and related feedbacks, impeding their predictions of coastal and global responses to change. Here, we assess existing coastal monitoring networks and regional models, existing challenges in these efforts, and recommend a path towards development of global models that more robustly reflect the coastal interface.

Date: 2020
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