Coastal Storms offers students and professionals in the field a comprehensive overview and groundbreaking text that is specifically devoted to the analysis of coastal storms. Based on the most recent knowledge and contributions from leading researchers, the text examines coastal storms' processes and characteristics, the main hazards (such as overwash, inundation and flooding, erosion, structures overtopping), and how to monitor and model storms. The authors include information on the most advanced innovations in forecasting, prediction, and early warning, which serves as a foundation for accurate risk evaluation and developing adequate coastal indicators and management options.

In addition, structural overtopping and damage are explained, taking into account the involved hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes. The monitoring methods of coastal storms are analyzed based on recent results from research projects in Europe and the United States. Methods for vulnerability and risk evaluation are detailed, storm impact indicators are suggested for different hazards and coastal management procedures analyzed. This important resource includes:

Comprehensive coverage of storms and associated impacts, including meteorological coastal storm definitions and related potential consequences
A state-of-the-art reference for advanced students, professionals and researchers in the field
Chapters on monitoring methods of coastal storms, their prediction, early warning systems, and modeling of consequences
Explorations of methods for vulnerability and risk evaluation and suggestions for storm impact indicators for different hazards and coastal management procedures

Coastal Storms is a compilation of scientific and policy-related knowledge related to climate-related extreme events. The authors are internationally recognized experts and their work reflects the most recent science and policy advances in the field.

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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Series Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Coastal Storm Definition
Chapter 2: Hydrodynamics Under Storm Conditions
Chapter 3: Sediment Transport Under Storm Conditions on Sandy Beaches
Chapter 4: Examples of Storm Impacts on Barrier Islands
Chapter 5: Storm Impacts on the Morphology and Sedimentology of Open-coast Tidal Flats
Chapter 6: Storm Impacts on Cliffed Coastlines
Chapter 7: Storms in Coral Reefs
Chapter 8: Storm Clustering and Beach Response
Chapter 9: Overwash Processes: Lessons from Fieldwork and Laboratory Experiments
Chapter 10: Modeling the Morphological Impacts of Coastal Storms
Chapter 11: Preparing for the Impact of Coastal Storms: A Coastal Manager-oriented Approach
Chapter 12: Assessing Storm Erosion Hazards
Conclusions and Future Perspectives
Index
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