How projections in CoSMoS work
![Series of diagrams with arrows from left to right, how data visualization tool goes from a global to regional to local scale.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/Ex.7_COSMOS-Fig2_modeltrainCrop.jpg?itok=H7WEsjk5)
Detailed Description
CoSMoS’s approach to projecting flood hazards: global winds, waves, tides, and anomalous water levels are scaled down to the local scale for projecting nearshore wave heights, flooding, and shoreline change, including beach erosion and cliff failures.
Learn more at usgs.gov/cosmos
Sources/Usage
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