Evaluation of future estuarine floods in a sea level rise context.

ABSTRACT: Reliable predictions of future inundation extent within estuaries require a precise evaluation of future extreme sea levels and the application of accurate numerical models that account for the physical processes driving estuarine hydrodynamics. In this study, a methodology that integrates the estimation of local extreme sea levels with high-resolution numerical modeling was applied to assess the future inundation extent in five estuarine systems located on the Portuguese Coast. The main findings obtained were compared with available results from the popular bathtub approach, that disregards the physical processes driving estuarine hydrodynamics and therefore provide imprecise predictions of inundation extent and associated socio-economic impacts. The inundation extent is revealed to be hi

SUBMITTER: Lopes CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9110397 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature