Predicting wave overtopping thresholds on coral reef-island shorelines with future sea-level rise

Sea-level rise will exacerbate wave overtopping on low-lying coral reef islands. Here the authors present a novel method that quantifies wave overtopping thresholds and associated reef-island vulnerability trajectories based on differences in local wave climate, reef morphology and island height.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: E. Beetham, P. S. Kench
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06550-1