Distant-Source Swells Cause Coastal Inundation on Fiji’s Coral Coast

Distant-Source Swells Cause Coastal Inundation on Fiji’s Coral Coast

Distant-source swells are known to regularly inundate low-lying Pacific Island communities. Here we examine extreme total water level (TWL) and inundation driven by a distant-source swell on Fiji’s Coral Coast using observations and a phase-resolving wave model (XBeach). The objective of this study...

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Main Authors: Moritz Wandres, Jérôme Aucan, Antonio Espejo, Naomi Jackson, Antoine De Ramon N’Yeurt, Hervé Damlamian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
coastal inundation
infragravity waves
wave setup
distant swells
coastal flooding
XBeach
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00546/full

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