The influence of different mechanisms on surface and subsurface temperature anomalies is considered along Line-P, an oceanographic line extending from Vancouver Island into the Gulf of Alaska, which has been sampled for almost half a century. The role of a given mechanism is determined by applying canonical correlation analysis (CCA) between the anomalies of a parameter representing the mechani...

The long term goals are: 1/ To understand the impact of complex coastal terrain and/or coastline orientation on the structure of the coastal marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL); 2/ To study the effect on the atmospheric forcing of the coastal ocean, by the the local flow induced by the coastal terrain, including possible feedback mechanisms.; 3/ To understand the internal turbulence struct...

Babolsar eastern coastal dunes have been developed along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. The studied area is coordinated in N36°43' to N36°44' latitude and E52°44' to E52°52' longitude. The objectives of this research were to: Study mineralogy and geochemistry of sand dunes, to obtain chemical alteration index (CIA) and its relationship to climate and mineralogy, to de...

Coastal vegetation comprises a number of coastal specialists and terrestrial generalists. It remains unclear how they persist on disturbed and undisturbed coastal conditions. We tested the hypothesis that coastal specialists may be superior to terrestrial generalists on supratidal zones of coasts, but their superiority can be influenced by human disturbances. Eight separate sandy coasts of the ...

Coastal flood risk is a function of the probability of coastal flooding and the consequential damage. Scenarios of potential changes in coastal flood risk due to changes in climate, society and the economy over the twenty-first century have been analysed using a national-scale quantified flood risk analysis methodology. If it is assumed that there will be no adaptation to increasing coastal flo...

Worldwide, humans are facing high risks from natural hazards, especially in coastal regions with high population densities. Rising sea levels due to global warming are making coastal communities’ infrastructure vulnerable to natural disasters. The present study aims to provide a coupling approach of vulnerability and resilience through restoration and conservation of lost or degraded coastal na...