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Measuring, modelling and projecting coastal land subsidence

Manoochehr Shirzaei, Jeffrey T. Freymueller, Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Devin L. Galloway, Tina Dura, Philip S. J. Minderhoud

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Measuring coastal subsidence is essential to evaluating hazards associated with sea-level rise. This Review discusses the processes driving coastal subsidence, space-borne and land-based measurement techniques, as well as models for simulating observed subsidence and predicting future trends.

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Measuring coastal subsidence is essential to evaluating hazards associated with sea-level rise. This Review discusses the processes driving coastal subsidence, space-borne and land-based measurement techniques, as well as models for simulating observed subsidence and predicting future trends.

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Measuring coastal subsidence is essential to evaluating hazards associated with sea-level rise. This Review discusses the processes driving coastal subsidence, space-borne and land-based measurement techniques, as well as models for simulating observed subsidence and predicting future trends.

Key concepts: Subsidence, Geology, Natural hazard, Physical geography, Population, Tectonics, Sea level, Sediment

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