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The influence of coral reefs and climate change on wave-driven flooding of tropical coastlines
Description: A numerical model, XBeach, calibrated and validated on field data collected at Roi-Namur Island on Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of Marshall Islands, was used to examine the effects of different coral reef characteristics on potential coastal hazards caused by wave-driven flooding and how these effects may be altered by projected climate change. [Source: Geophysical Research Letters]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015GL064861
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Source: Geophysical Research Letters
Publish Date: 8/16/2015
Reading Level: Expert
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