Coastal mapping is essential for a number of applications such as coastal resource management, coastal environmental protection, and coastal development and planning. Coastal mapping has been carried out using a wide range of techniques such as ground surveying and aerial mapping. Recently, satellite images, active sensor elevation models, and multispectral and hyperspectral images have also be...

Despite their value, coastal ecosystems are globally threatened by anthropogenic impacts, yet how these impacts are driven by economic development is not well understood. We compiled a multifaceted dataset to quantify coastal trends and examine the role of economic growth in China's coastal degradation since the 1950s. Although China's coastal population growth did not change following the 1978...

Tropical cyclones (hereafter, TC) as typhoons or hurricanes frequently spawn tornadoes. McCaul (1991) reported that approximately 59% of hurricanes that hit the United States during the period of 1948-86 produced at least one tornado. Most of the reported tornades are produced within two areas of TCs: near the core of the storm and in the outer rainbands (Gentry 1983). McCaul (1991) noted that ...

The NSW Government’s Sea Level Rise Policy Statement, Coastal Planning Guideline: Adapting to Sea Level Rise and Draft Guidelines for Preparing Coastal Zone Management Plans have endorsed the use of a ‘risk assessment approach’ to coastal zone management. The risk assessment framework is used extensively in industry and government as it provides a process for determining sensible management out...

This paper provides a framework for the assessment of the natural sensitivity of coastal lagoons to anthropogenic and other external inputs. The assessment framework is based on analysis and consideration of morphometric characteristics of coastal lagoons, and is demonstrated in this paper using eight example intermittently open coastal lagoons from New South Wales, Australia. The framework pre...

Coastal waters are one of the most vulnerable resources that require effective monitoring programs. One of the key factors for effective coastal monitoring is the use of remote sensing technologies that significantly capture the spatiotemporal variability of coastal waters. Optical properties of coastal waters are strongly linked to components, such as colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM), c...

Introduction Coastal floods account for a large proportion of the damage to life and property due to natural disasters world-wide. Out of the 15 greatest natural disasters in the world in terms of monetary losses between 2004 and 2008, 14 were coastal (Kron 2008). However, despite the enormity of a particular flood event, people often return to a flood-prone area after a disaster (Cigler 2007; ...

Coastal areas provide nesting habitat for marine turtles that is critical for the persistence of their populations. However, many coastal areas are highly affected by coastal development, which affects the reproductive success of marine turtles. Knowing the extent to which nesting areas are exposed to these threats is essential to guide management initiatives. This information is particularly i...

The heat insulation effect of sea ice is greatly reduced in thin ice area. Turbulent heat flux to the atmosphere at the thin ice surface is possibly 2 orders of magnitude larger than that at the thicker ice surface. In coastal polynya, which is mostly covered with thin ice, sea ice is formed very actively because of the large amount of heat loss to the atmosphere. Further, dense shelf water (DS...