Sea-level Rise and Coastal Hazards
Research Goals:
Enhance regional-scale sea-level rise and coastal nearshore models, develop coastal monitoring systems, and advance general understanding of compound climate stressors on coastal landscapes. Specifically, our researchers focus on:
- improving wave run-up models and forecasting capabilities
- advancing techniques for evaluating beach and cliff erosion and change
- enhancing our understanding of how extreme storm winds and waves elevate water levels and flood risk
- improving sea-level rise projections for use by at-risk local communities and decision-makers
- designing monitoring approaches for informing and evaluating coastal adaptation strategies

Graphic of observational technologies used to inform wave run up and improve flood forecasting.