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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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
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
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
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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Short summary
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.
Barrier islands in tropical regions are prone to coastal flooding and erosion during hurricane...
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