The projected exposure and response of a natural barrier island system to climate-driven coastal hazards
Abstract Accelerating sea level rise (SLR) and changing storm patterns will increasingly expose barrier islands to coastal hazards, including flooding, erosion, and rising groundwater tables. We assess the exposure of Cape Lookout National Seashore, a barrier island system in North Carolina (USA), t...
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Main Authors: | Jennifer A. Thomas, Patrick L. Barnard, Sean Vitousek, Li H. Erikson, Kai Parker, Kees Nederhoff, Kevin M. Befus, Manoochehr Shirzaei |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2024-10-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-76749-4 |
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