Climate Adaptation for a Natural Atoll Island in the Maldives ‐ Predicting the Long‐Term Morphological Response of Coral Islands to Sea Level Rise and the Effect of Hazard Mitigation Strategies

Abstract Coral atoll islands, common in (sub)tropical oceans, consist of low‐lying accumulations of carbonate sediment produced by fringing coral reef systems and are of great socio‐economic and ecological importance. Previous studies have predicted that many atoll islands will become uninhabitable...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: F. E. Roelvink, G. Masselink, C. Stokes, R. T. McCall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-04-01
Series:Earth's Future
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF005576
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!