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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-711-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-711-2024
Research article
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11 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 11 Jun 2024

Exploring the tidal response to bathymetry evolution and present-day sea level rise in a channel–shoal environment

Robert Lepper, Leon Jänicke, Ingo Hache, Christian Jordan, and Frank Kösters

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Most coastal environments are sheltered by tidal flats and salt marshes. These habitats are threatened from drowning under sea level rise. Contrary to expectation, recent analyses in the Wadden Sea showed that tidal flats can accrete faster than sea level rise. We found that this phenomenon was facilitated by the nonlinear link between tidal characteristics and coastal bathymetry evolution. This link caused local and regional tidal adaptation with sharp increase–decrease edges at the coast.
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