Author:Kupfer, S; Santamaria-Aguilar, S; Pieterse, Amy; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Vafeidis, ATDate:May 2022Recent studies on compound flooding have considered the interaction of storm-tide and fluvial or pluvial flood drivers, whereas the contribution of waves to compound flooding so far has been neglected. In this study, we investigate compound ...Read more
Author:Kupfer, S; Santamaria-Aguilar, S; Van Niekerk, Lara; Lück-Vogel, MelanieDate:Jan 2022Recent studies have drawn special attention to the significant dependencies between flood drivers and the occurrence of compound flood events in coastal areas. This study investigates compound flooding from tides, river discharge (Q), and ...Read more
Author:Kupfer, S; Santamaria-Aguilar, S; Van Niekerk, Lara; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Vafeidis, ATDate:Oct 2020Extreme coastal flooding along the South African coast can be caused by the co-occurrence of waves, storm surges and tides. Importantly, in low-lying areas such as estuaries, the additional influence of river discharge can further exacerbate ...Read more
Author:Santamaria-Aguilar, S; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Williams, L; Kelln, J; Soltau, F; Vafeidis, ATDate:Oct 2020The coast of South Africa is subject to flooding from a combination of waves, storm surges and tides. Present flood risk can be exacerbated due to climate change, which can induce changes in the Agulhas current system. This would have a direct ...Read more