Natural Hazards: Coastal Erosion, Inundation and Sea-Level Rise

Dear Colleagues,

As natural hazards (i.e., hurricanes, tropical storms, cyclones, nor’easters) within coastal zones increase in intensity and frequency due to climate change, it can lead to increased coastal inundation along with significant coastal erosion due to inundation and wave heights. Furthermore, many coastal zones will continue to be affected by sea-level rise and the increased inundation that it will bring to these regions. Coastal erosion, inundation and sea-level rise can also impact the water quality (and ecosystem balance) in coastal zones by introducing either saline water from the estuarine areas further inland or freshwater from the inland areas further downstream into the estuarine areas. 

In this Special Issue, prospective authors are invited to submit papers on a wide range of topic areas on natural hazards and their impacts on coastal erosion, inundation, and sea-level rise, including but not limited to:

• Coastal response and resilience to climate change
• Modeling of coupled systems that address coastal erosion, inundation, and/or sea-level rise
• Nowcast/forecast modeling systems that can capture coastal erosion, inundation, and/or sea-level rise
• Wave and sediment transport modeling to evaluate coastal erosion issues
• Effects of sea-level rise on the resilience of coastal zones
• Water quality issues that arise due to coastal erosion or sea-level rise in the coastal transition zone
• Machine learning or data assimilation that brings in coastal inundation and/or sea-level rise
• Modeling of the riverine/coastal coupling to capture inundation in the coastal transition zone

Dr. Kendra Dresback
Dr. Christine M. Szpilka
Guest Editors

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