A global reanalysis of storm surges and extreme sea levels

Protection of coastlines from devastating flooding associated with sea-level extremes is impeded by a lack of continuous records. Here, the authors apply a hydrodynamic modelling approach and present the first reanalysis of tides, surges and extreme sea levels for the entire world's coastline.

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Sanne Muis, Martin Verlaan, Hessel C. Winsemius, Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts, Philip J. Ward
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2016-06-01
Subjects:	open climate campaign
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11969