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Articles | Volume 16, issue 1
Articles | Volume 16, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-167-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-167-2016
© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 1
Research article
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19 Jan 2016
Research article |  | 19 Jan 2016

Run-up parameterization and beach vulnerability assessment on a barrier island: a downscaling approach

G. Medellín, J. A. Brinkkemper, A. Torres-Freyermuth, C. M. Appendini, E. T. Mendoza, and P. Salles

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This work presents a methodology to conduct a probabilistic analysis of the storm impact on a barrier island. A subset of wave conditions from a 30-year hindcast is propagated to the shore to predict the extreme run-up. Subsequently, a 30-year run-up hindcast is estimated using a multivariate interpolation technique. This information is used to derive a new run-up parameterization that predicts both the run-up saturation and its dependency on sea level as observed in the downscaling results.
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