A review of machine learning applications to coastal sediment transport and morphodynamics

EB Goldstein, G Coco, NG Plant - Earth-science reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
A range of computer science methods termed machine learning (ML) enables the extraction
of insight and quantitative relationships from multidimensional datasets. Here, we review the …

[HTML][HTML] The global flood protection benefits of mangroves

P Menéndez, IJ Losada, S Torres-Ortega, S Narayan… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Coastal flood risks are rising rapidly. We provide high resolution estimates of the economic
value of mangroves forests for flood risk reduction every 20 km worldwide. We develop a …

Climate change risk to global port operations

C Izaguirre, IJ Losada, P Camus, JL Vigh… - Nature Climate …, 2021 - nature.com
The ports sector is critical to global transport and trade. Climate change may compromise
port operations, resulting in an increase in operational shutdowns and subsequent …

Demonstrating the value of beaches for adaptation to future coastal flood risk

A Toimil, IJ Losada, M Álvarez-Cuesta… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cost-effective coastal flood adaptation requires a realistic valuation of losses, costs and
benefits considering the uncertainty of future flood projections and limited resources for …

Long-term rainfall prediction using atmospheric synoptic patterns in semi-arid climates with statistical and machine learning methods

J Diez-Sierra, M Del Jesus - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we evaluate the performance of 8 statistical and machine learning methods,
driven by atmospheric synoptic patterns, for long-term daily rainfall prediction in a semi-arid …

[HTML][HTML] Coral reefs for coastal protection: A new methodological approach and engineering case study in Grenada

BG Reguero, MW Beck, VN Agostini, P Kramer… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Coastal communities in tropical environments are at increasing risk from both environmental
degradation and climate change and require urgent local adaptation action. Evidences …

A hybrid efficient method to downscale wave climate to coastal areas

P Camus, FJ Mendez, R Medina - Coastal Engineering, 2011 - Elsevier
Long-term time series of sea state parameters are required in different coastal engineering
applications. In order to obtain wave data at shallow water and due to the scarcity of …

Assessing the effects of climate change on compound flooding in coastal river areas

M Bermúdez, JF Farfán, P Willems… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Flood assessment in coastal river areas is subject to complex dependencies and
interactions between flood drivers. In addition, coastal areas are especially vulnerable to …

High resolution downscaled ocean waves (DOW) reanalysis in coastal areas

P Camus, FJ Mendez, R Medina, A Tomas… - Coastal …, 2013 - Elsevier
Large-scale wave reanalysis databases (0.1°–1° spatial resolution) provide valuable
information for wave climate research and ocean applications which require long-term time …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of climate change on wind-wave directional spectra

H Lobeto, M Menendez, IJ Losada, M Hemer - Global and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Through assessment of wind-wave directional spectra, we provide a comprehensive
explanation of the projected 21st Century changes in the global wind-wave climatology …