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Simulation of wave-driven flooding on Marshall Island

By Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center 2018 (approx.)
simulation model of wave driven flooding and island overwash
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Reefs provide protection from waves and wave-driven flooding. A snapshot from the simulation of wave-driven flooding and island overwash for an annual storm at the Republic of the Marshall Islands is shown.

 

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