Hazard assessment and hydrodynamic, morphodynamic,  and hydrological response to Hurricane Gamma  and Hurricane Delta on the northern Yucatán Peninsula

Torres-Freyermuth, Alec; Medellín, Gabriela; Kurczyn, Jorge A.; Pacheco-Castro, Roger; Arriaga, Jaime; Appendini, Christian M.; Allende-Arandía, María Eugenia; Gómez, Juan A.; Franklin, Gemma L.; Zavala-Hidalgo, Jorge

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-4063-2022

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Hazard assessment and hydrodynamic, morphodynamic, and hydrological response to Hurricane Gamma and Hurricane Delta on the northern Yucatán Peninsula

Alec Torres-Freyermuth, Gabriela Medellín, Jorge A. Kurczyn, Roger Pacheco-Castro, Jaime Arriaga, Christian M. Appendini, María Eugenia Allende-Arandía, Juan A. Gómez, Gemma L. Franklin, and Jorge Zavala-Hidalgo

Alec Torres-Freyermuth

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atorresf@iingen.unam.mx

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0203-8734

Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera, Laboratorios Nacionales Conacyt, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Gabriela Medellín

Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera, Laboratorios Nacionales Conacyt, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Jorge A. Kurczyn

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7123-5913

Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera, Laboratorios Nacionales Conacyt, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Roger Pacheco-Castro

Conacyt – Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera, Laboratorios Nacionales Conacyt, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Jaime Arriaga

Conacyt – Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands

Christian M. Appendini

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6044-3351

Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera, Laboratorios Nacionales Conacyt, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

María Eugenia Allende-Arandía

Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera, Laboratorios Nacionales Conacyt, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Juan A. Gómez

Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera, Laboratorios Nacionales Conacyt, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Gemma L. Franklin

Conacyt – Laboratorio de Ingeniería y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera, Laboratorios Nacionales Conacyt, Sisal, Yucatán, 97835, Mexico

Jorge Zavala-Hidalgo

Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Mexico City, 04510, Mexico

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Distinct sandbar behavior on a gently sloping shoreface sea-breeze dominated beach G. Medellín et al. 10.1016/j.margeo.2025.107543
Thermohaline and current variability off the west Yucatan peninsula coast J. Kurczyn et al. 10.1016/j.ecss.2024.108661
Assessing the impact of coastal flooding along the northern Yucatan Peninsula associated to sea level rise under different shared socio-economic pathways W. Rey et al. 10.1007/s11069-025-07391-0
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Barrier islands in tropical regions are prone to coastal flooding and erosion during hurricane events. The Yucatán coast was impacted by hurricanes Gamma and Delta. Inner shelf, coastal, and inland observations were acquired. Beach morphology changes show alongshore gradients. Flooding occurred on the back barrier due to heavy inland rain and the coastal aquifer's confinement. Modeling systems failed to reproduce the coastal hydrodynamic response due to uncertainties in the boundary conditions.

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