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A climate change vulnerability index and case study in a Brazilian Coastal City
(2016-08-18)
Coastal areas are highly susceptible to the effects of climate change, particularly to sea-level rise and extreme rainfall events, resulting in increased social and environmental vulnerabilities. In this context, the need ...
ERS, ENVISAT AND SENTINEL DATA APPLICATION FOR CHANGE DETECTION IN AMAZON COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS
(Uniao Geomorfologia Brasileira, 2017-04-01)
The Amazon coast is marked by a high discharge of sediment and fresh water under the influence of the Amazon river. A broad continental shelf, extensive flood flats and higher plateaus, formed in older sedimentary rocks, ...
Coastal flood hazard mappingEncyclopedia of Coastal Science
(Corporación Universidad de la Costa, 2020)
Climate Change: Ecological and socio economic dimensions in the coastal zone
(2018-03-04)
This Editorial is the introductory text to the special section “Climate Change: Ecological and socio economic dimensions in the coastal zone” which is the result of the work developed to carry out the symposium of the same ...
The effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine
(Elsevier, 2015-11)
The rapid increase of tourism and urbanization in the coastline of Buenos Aires province resulted in the need of infrastructure and services development along the entire coast. However, the lack of environmental criteria ...
Sensing climate change in an ephemeral coastal pond: implications to the conservation of biodiversity in a subtropical dry forest
(External Scientific Advisory Committe (ESAC), 2012)
Coastal Evolution in a Wetland Affected by Large Tsunamigenic Earthquakes in South-Central Chile: Criteria for Integrated Coastal Management
(MDPI, 2021)
The coastal evolution of the microtidal Tubul-Raqui wetland in south-central Chile (36 degrees S), which historically has been affected by large earthquakes and tsunamis, particularly the 1960 (Mw = 9.5) and 2010 (Mw = ...
The coastal winds off western subtropical South America in future climate scenarios
(2008)
The west coast of subtropical South America is characterized by a semi-arid climate and very persistent
southerly winds that often exhibit a low-level jet structure. The nearly alongshore flow forces coastal and offshore ...