Persistent Low Pressure Systems and Wind Stress are Causing Sea Level Rise on the East Coast
CVP-funded study describes newly discovered details on the causes of steady sea level rise on the U.S. east coast over recent decades.
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Science needs for sea level adaptation planning
A new paper by Lindeman et. al—supported by the Climate Program Office—performed a synthesis of science needs from coastal communities by reporting on workshops held in Florida, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. The paper, “Science Needs for Sea-Level Adaptation Planning: Comparisons among Three U.S. Atlantic Coastal Regions,” was published online in the journal of Coastal Management on October 14, 2015.
Assessing flood hazards on the U.S. East Coast considering sea level rise and tropical cyclone activity
A new study published in Nature Climate Change on Sept. 21, 2015, and supported by NOAA’s Climate Program Office employs a unique approach to assess flood risk by combining consideration of oceanographic sea level rise (SLR) and tropical cyclone intensity, frequency and duration into a flood index.