Risk and Hazard in the Coastal Ocean
A special issue of Oceans (ISSN 2673-1924).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2021) | Viewed by 4253
Special Issue Editor
Interests: coastal oceanography; water level dynamics; estuarine dynamics; flooding; sediment transport; coastal hazard; salinity; coastal ocean modeling
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Dear colleagues,
Risks, the potential for relevant losses caused by hazards, are an intrinsic part of coastal and ocean activity. Several physical events, usually associated with intense storms, modify the coastal zone; coastal hazard assessments require the characterization of their magnitude, and spatial and temporal extent. Hazards to coastal communities can combine surge driven meteorologically, maximum astronomical tides, and large waves during tropical cyclones and winter storms. The effects on the natural environment include processes like sandy beach erosion, rocky cliff and marsh retreat, coral reef decay, and flooding of low-elevation areas. Additionally, extreme events damage infrastructure along the coastlines and can have severe impacts on coastal populations and associated socioeconomic activities. Intense storms also affect maritime activities (e.g., shipping, recreational and commercial fishing) leading to treacherous conditions at sea that can cause shipwrecks and necessitate search and rescue operations. Recently, the development of early warning systems has mitigated some of the risks associated with coastal hazards and has helped inform management decisions. The nature and intensity of coastal ocean hazards keeps evolving affected by human activities and interventions and by changing environmental conditions such as sea level rise and storm intensification under climate change.
Dr. Alfredo L. Aretxabaleta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Risk
- Hazards
- Coastal Storms
- Tropical Cyclones
- Hurricanes
- Coastal Morphodynamics
- Flooding
- Beach Erosion
- Marsh Retreat
- Search and Rescue
- Early Warning Systems
- Sea Level Rise
