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Compound flood potential from storm surge and heavy precipitation in coastal China: dependence, drivers, and impacts
Jiayi Fang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of
Education), School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
Thomas Wahl
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering and National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, University of Central
Florida, 12800 Pegasus Drive, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Jian Fang
College of Urban and Environmental Science, Central China Normal
University, Wuhan, 430079, China
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of
Education), School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
Feng Kong
College of Humanities and Development Studies, China Agriculture
University, Beijing, 100083, China
Min Liu
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of
Education), School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
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Short summary
A comprehensive assessment of compound flooding potential is missing for China. We investigate dependence, drivers, and impacts of storm surge and precipitation for coastal China. Strong dependence exists between driver combinations, with variations of seasons and thresholds. Sea level rise escalates compound flood potential. Meteorology patterns are pronounced for low and high compound flood potential. Joint impacts from surge and precipitation were much higher than from each individually.
A comprehensive assessment of compound flooding potential is missing for China. We investigate...
