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Joint projections of US East Coast sea level and storm surge [1]

Future coastal flood risk will be strongly influenced by sea-level rise (SLR) and changes in the frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones. These two factors are generally considered independently. Here, we assess twenty-first century changes in the coastal hazard for the US East Coast using a flood index (FI) that accounts for changes in flood duration and magnitude driven by SLR and changes in power dissipation index (PDI, an integrated measure of tropical cyclone intensity, frequency and duration).

Publication Date: 
21/09/2015
Christopher M. Little [2], Radley M. Horton [3], Robert E. Kopp & et al [4]
Nature Climate Change [5]
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Climate Change [6], Sea Level Rise [7], Storms [8], United States Of America (US) [9], Floods [10], Cyclones [11]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/christopher-m-little
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/radley-m-horton
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/robert-e-kopp-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sea-level-rise
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/storms
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
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