Global changes of extreme coastal wave energy fluxes triggered by intensifying teleconnection patterns
In this study we conducted a comprehensive modelling analysis to identify global trends inextreme Wave Energy Flux (WEF) along coastlines in the 21st century under a high emissionspathway (RCP8.5). For the end of the century, results show a significant increase up to 30% in100-year return level WEF...
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ftjrc:oai:publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu:JRC105464 2023-05-15T13:36:37+02:00 Global changes of extreme coastal wave energy fluxes triggered by intensifying teleconnection patterns MENTASCHI Lorenzo VOUSDOUKAS Michail VOUKOUVALAS Evangelos DOSIO Alessandro FEYEN Luc 2017 Printed https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC105464 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016GL072488/abstract https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL072488 ENG eng AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION JRC105464 2017 ftjrc https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL072488 2022-05-01T08:19:49Z In this study we conducted a comprehensive modelling analysis to identify global trends inextreme Wave Energy Flux (WEF) along coastlines in the 21st century under a high emissionspathway (RCP8.5). For the end of the century, results show a significant increase up to 30% in100-year return level WEF for the majority of the coastal areas of the Southern Temperate Zone,while in the Northern Hemisphere large coastal areas are characterized by a significant negativetrend. We show that the most significant long term trends of extreme WEF can be explained byintensification of teleconnection patterns such as the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO), El-NinoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). The projected changes willhave broad implications for ocean engineering applications and disaster risk management.Especially low-lying coastal countries in the Southern Hemisphere will be particularlyvulnerable due to the combined effects of projected Relative Sea Level Rise (RSLR) and moreextreme wave activity. JRC.E.1 - Disaster Risk Management Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Joint Research Centre, European Commission: JRC Publications Repository Antarctic The Antarctic Geophysical Research Letters 44 5 2416 2426 |
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In this study we conducted a comprehensive modelling analysis to identify global trends inextreme Wave Energy Flux (WEF) along coastlines in the 21st century under a high emissionspathway (RCP8.5). For the end of the century, results show a significant increase up to 30% in100-year return level WEF for the majority of the coastal areas of the Southern Temperate Zone,while in the Northern Hemisphere large coastal areas are characterized by a significant negativetrend. We show that the most significant long term trends of extreme WEF can be explained byintensification of teleconnection patterns such as the Antarctic Oscillation (AAO), El-NinoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). The projected changes willhave broad implications for ocean engineering applications and disaster risk management.Especially low-lying coastal countries in the Southern Hemisphere will be particularlyvulnerable due to the combined effects of projected Relative Sea Level Rise (RSLR) and moreextreme wave activity. JRC.E.1 - Disaster Risk Management |
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MENTASCHI Lorenzo VOUSDOUKAS Michail VOUKOUVALAS Evangelos DOSIO Alessandro FEYEN Luc |
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MENTASCHI Lorenzo VOUSDOUKAS Michail VOUKOUVALAS Evangelos DOSIO Alessandro FEYEN Luc Global changes of extreme coastal wave energy fluxes triggered by intensifying teleconnection patterns |
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MENTASCHI Lorenzo VOUSDOUKAS Michail VOUKOUVALAS Evangelos DOSIO Alessandro FEYEN Luc |
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Global changes of extreme coastal wave energy fluxes triggered by intensifying teleconnection patterns |
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Global changes of extreme coastal wave energy fluxes triggered by intensifying teleconnection patterns |
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Global changes of extreme coastal wave energy fluxes triggered by intensifying teleconnection patterns |
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