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Representing the function and sensitivity of coastal interfaces in Earth system models

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  • Nicholas D. Ward

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    University of Washington)

  • J. Patrick Megonigal

    (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)

  • Ben Bond-Lamberty

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Vanessa L. Bailey

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • David Butman

    (University of Washington
    University of Washington)

  • Elizabeth A. Canuel

    (William & Mary)

  • Heida Diefenderfer

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
    University of Washington)

  • Neil K. Ganju

    (U.S. Geological Survey)

  • Miguel A. Goñi

    (Oregon State University)

  • Emily B. Graham

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Charles S. Hopkinson

    (University of Georgia)

  • Tarang Khangaonkar

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • J. Adam Langley

    (Villanova University)

  • Nate G. McDowell

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Allison N. Myers-Pigg

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Rebecca B. Neumann

    (University of Washington)

  • Christopher L. Osburn

    (North Carolina State University)

  • René M. Price

    (Florida International University)

  • Joel Rowland

    (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

  • Aditi Sengupta

    (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

  • Marc Simard

    (California Institute of Technology)

  • Peter E. Thornton

    (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

  • Maria Tzortziou

    (City University of New York)

  • Rodrigo Vargas

    (University of Delaware)

  • Pamela B. Weisenhorn

    (Argonne National Laboratory)

  • Lisamarie Windham-Myers

    (USGS Water Mission Area)

Abstract

Between the land and ocean, diverse coastal ecosystems transform, store, and transport material. Across these interfaces, the dynamic exchange of energy and matter is driven by hydrological and hydrodynamic processes such as river and groundwater discharge, tides, waves, and storms. These dynamics regulate ecosystem functions and Earth’s climate, yet global models lack representation of coastal processes and related feedbacks, impeding their predictions of coastal and global responses to change. Here, we assess existing coastal monitoring networks and regional models, existing challenges in these efforts, and recommend a path towards development of global models that more robustly reflect the coastal interface.

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  • Nicholas D. Ward & J. Patrick Megonigal & Ben Bond-Lamberty & Vanessa L. Bailey & David Butman & Elizabeth A. Canuel & Heida Diefenderfer & Neil K. Ganju & Miguel A. Goñi & Emily B. Graham & Charles S, 2020. "Representing the function and sensitivity of coastal interfaces in Earth system models," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-16236-2
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16236-2
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    1. Kendall Valentine & Ellen R. Herbert & David C. Walters & Yaping Chen & Alexander J. Smith & Matthew L. Kirwan, 2023. "Climate-driven tradeoffs between landscape connectivity and the maintenance of the coastal carbon sink," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Xiaoming Jin & Weixin Luan & Jun Yang & Wenze Yue & Shulin Wan & Di Yang & Xiangming Xiao & Bing Xue & Yue Dou & Fangzheng Lyu & Shaohua Wang, 2023. "From the coast to the interior: global economic evolution patterns and mechanisms," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-13, December.
    3. O'Meara, Theresa A. & Thornton, Peter E. & Ricciuto, Daniel M. & Noyce, Genevieve L. & Rich, Roy L. & Megonigal, J.Patrick, 2021. "Considering coasts: Adapting terrestrial models to characterize coastal wetland ecosystems," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 450(C).
    4. Shimelis B. Dessu & Rajendra Paudel & René M. Price & Stephen E. Davis, 2021. "Using empirical data and modeled scenarios of Everglades restoration to understand changes in coastal vulnerability to sea level rise," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 168(3), pages 1-24, October.

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