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Natural hazards in Australia: sea level and coastal extremes
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McInnes, KL and White, CJ and Haigh, ID and Hemer, MA and Hoeke, RK and Holbrook, NJ and Kiem, AS and Oliver, ECJ and Ranasinghe, R and Walsh, KJE and Westra, S and Cox, R, Natural hazards in Australia: sea level and coastal extremes, Climatic Change, 139, (1) pp. 69-83. ISSN 0165-0009 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2016 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
DOI: doi:10.1007/s10584-016-1647-8
Abstract
The Australian coastal zone encompasses tropical, sub- and extra-tropical climates
and accommodates about 80 % of Australia’s population. Sea level extremes and their physical
impacts in the coastal zone arise from a complex set of atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial
processes that interact on a range of spatial and temporal scales and will be modified by a
changing climate, including sea level rise. This review details significant progress over recent years in understanding the causes of past and projections of future changes in sea level and
coastal extremes, yet a number of research questions, knowledge gaps and challenges remain.
These include efforts to improve knowledge on past sea level extremes, integrate a wider range
of processes in projections of future changes to sea level extremes, and focus efforts on
understanding long-term coastline response from the combination of contributing factors.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | sea level rise, coastal extremes, natural hazards, Australia, climate change, climate variability, storm surge |
Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
Research Group: | Physical geography and environmental geoscience |
Research Field: | Natural hazards |
Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
Objective Group: | Understanding climate change |
Objective Field: | Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts) |
UTAS Author: | White, CJ (Dr Chris White) |
UTAS Author: | Holbrook, NJ (Professor Neil Holbrook) |
UTAS Author: | Oliver, ECJ (Dr Eric Oliver) |
ID Code: | 107860 |
Year Published: | 2016 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 53 |
Deposited By: | Engineering |
Deposited On: | 2016-03-30 |
Last Modified: | 2019-07-29 |
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