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Impact of sea level changes on future wave conditions along the coasts of western Europe
Alisée A. Chaigneau
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS,
Toulouse, France
Mercator Ocean International, 42 Av. Gaspard Coriolis, 31000 Toulouse, France
Stéphane Law-Chune
Mercator Ocean International, 42 Av. Gaspard Coriolis, 31000 Toulouse, France
Angélique Melet
Mercator Ocean International, 42 Av. Gaspard Coriolis, 31000 Toulouse, France
Aurore Voldoire
CNRM, Université de Toulouse, Météo-France, CNRS,
Toulouse, France
Guillaume Reffray
Mercator Ocean International, 42 Av. Gaspard Coriolis, 31000 Toulouse, France
Lotfi Aouf
Météo-France, 42 Av. Gaspard Coriolis, 31000 Toulouse, France
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Short summary
Wind waves and swells are major drivers of coastal environment changes and can drive coastal marine hazards such as coastal flooding. In this paper, by using numerical modeling along the European Atlantic coastline, we assess how present and future wave characteristics are impacted by sea level changes. For example, at the end of the century under the SSP5-8.5 climate change scenario, extreme significant wave heights are higher by up to +40 % due to the effect of tides and mean sea level rise.
Wind waves and swells are major drivers of coastal environment changes and can drive coastal...
