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REASSESSMENT OF THE COASTAL PROTECTION DUNES AS NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS IN THE BALTIC SEA FOR CLIMATE ADAPTION Open

Dirk Fleischer, Jürgen Stamm, Arne Arns, Sabrina Beckmann · 2025

The German Baltic coast is highly vulnerable. Past storm surges have often led to severe erosion along the coastline, which then had to be compensated for by costly sand nourishments. For instance, in October 2023 an exceptional storm surg…

Changes in ocean tides by the end of the 21st century in response to stronger stratification Open

Leigh R. MacPherson, Lana Opel, Michael Schindelegger, Arne Arns, Athanasios T. Vafeidis · 2024

Recent model results in combination with observations have provided a first coherent picture of secular changes in ocean tides since 1993. Strengthening of ocean stratification has been identified as an important driver of the observed sec…

Comment on sp-2023-36 Open

AngÃ©lique Melet, Roderik S. W. van de Wal, Ángel Amores, Arne Arns, AlisÃ©e A. Chaigneau , et al. · 2024

Abstract. Sea level rise (SLR) is a major concern for Europe, where 30 million people live in the historical 1-in-100-year event flood coastal plains. The latest IPCC assessment reports provide a literature review on past …

Comment on sp-2023-36 Open

AngÃ©lique Melet, Roderik S. W. van de Wal, Ángel Amores, Arne Arns, AlisÃ©e A. Chaigneau , et al. · 2024

Abstract. Sea level rise (SLR) is a major concern for Europe, where 30 million people live in the historical 1-in-100-year event flood coastal plains. The latest IPCC assessment reports provide a literature review on past …

Comment on sp-2023-36 Congratulations on Your Comprehensive Analysis of Sea Level Rise in Europe Open

AngÃ©lique Melet, Roderik S. W. van de Wal, Ángel Amores, Arne Arns, AlisÃ©e A. Chaigneau , et al. · 2023

Abstract. Sea level rise (SLR) is a major concern for Europe, where 30 million people live in the historical 1-in-100-year event flood coastal plains. The latest IPCC assessment reports provide a literature review on past …

Comment on egusphere-2023-1122 Open

Leigh R. MacPherson, Arne Arns, Svenja Fischer, Fernando J. MÃ©ndez, JÃ ⁄ rgen Jensen · 2023

Abstract. Developed coastlines require considerable investments into coastal protection measures to mitigate the effects of flooding caused by extreme sea levels (ESLs). To maximise the effectiveness of these measures, acc…

Comment on egusphere-2023-1122 Open

Leigh R. MacPherson, Arne Arns, Svenja Fischer, Fernando J. Méndez, Jürgen Jensen · 2023

Abstract. Developed coastlines require considerable investments into coastal protection measures to mitigate the effects of flooding caused by extreme sea levels (ESLs). To maximise the effectiveness of these measures, acc…

The impacts of wave-tide interaction on the coastal morphodynamics in changing climate Open

Yunzhu Yin, Ulf Gräwe, Knut Klingbeil, Sebastian Niehüser, Arne Arns , et al. · 2022

The coastal area is one of the most vulnerable areas that is connecting lands and seas under the intensive human activities subjecting to the ocean forces. Nowadays, as the climate conditions are highly concerned, coastal morphody…

GESLA Version 3: A major update to the global higher-frequency sea-level dataset Open

Ivan D. Haigh, Marta Marcos, Stefan A. Talke, Philip Woodworth, John Hunter , et al. · 2022

This paper describes a major update to the quasi-global, higher-frequency sea-level dataset known as GESLA (Global Extreme Sea Level Analysis). Versions 1 (released 2009) and 2 (released 2016) of the dataset have been used in many…

Sea Level Rise Weakens the Natural Protection against Storm Surges in Shallow Lagoons Open

Marvin Lorenz, Arne Arns, Ulf Gräwe · 2022

Sea level rise (SLR) increases the likelihood of storm surges by shifting their frequency distribution to higher base levels. Shallow lagoons are located along many coasts, providing natural protection against storm surges by sign…

Current and future Exposure of Critical Infrastructure to Coastal Flooding in Rostock, Germany Open

Dorothee Fehling, Arne Arns, Athanasios T. Vafeidis · 2022

We assess the exposure of Critical Infrastructure (CI) to storm surge flooding in the city of Rostock, Germany. The city endured two severe storm surges in 2006 and 2017 that caused the flooding of a main road in the city centre a…

Comment on nhess-2021-406 Open

Leigh R. MacPherson, Arne Arns, Svenja Fischer, Fernando J. MÃ©ndez, JÃ ⁄ rgen Jensen · 2022

Abstract. Extreme value analysis seeks to assign probabilities to events which deviate significantly from the mean and is thus widely employed in disciplines dealing with natural hazards. In terms of extreme sea levels (ES…

Comment on nhess-2021-406 Open

Leigh R. MacPherson, Arne Arns, Svenja Fischer, Fernando J. MÃ©ndez, JÃ ⁄ rgen Jensen · 2022

Abstract. Extreme value analysis seeks to assign probabilities to events which deviate significantly from the mean and is thus widely employed in disciplines dealing with natural hazards. In terms of extreme sea levels (ES…

Comment on nhess-2021-406 Open

Leigh R. MacPherson, Arne Arns, Svenja Fischer, Fernando J. MÃ©ndez, JÃ ⁄ rgen Jensen · 2022

Abstract. Extreme value analysis seeks to assign probabilities to events which deviate significantly from the mean and is thus widely employed in disciplines dealing with natural hazards. In terms of extreme sea levels (ES…

GESLA Version 3: A major update to the global higher-frequency sea-level dataset Open

Ivan D. Haigh, Marta Marcos, Stefan A. Talke, Philip Woodworth, John Hunter , et al. · 2021

This paper describes a major update to the quasi-global, higher-frequency sea-level dataset known as GESLA (Global Extreme Sea Level Analysis). Versions 1 (released 2009) and 2 (released 2016) of the dataset have been used in many publishe…

Coastal Landfills and Rising Sea Levels: A Challenge for the 21st Century Open

Robert J. Nicholls, R.P. Beaven, Anne Stringfellow, Daniel Monfort, Gonéri Le Cozannet , et al. · 2021

Populated coastal areas worldwide have a legacy of numerous solid waste disposal sites. At the same time, mean sea level is rising and likely to accelerate, increasing flooding and/or erosion. There is therefore concern that landfill sites…

Untersuchungen zur Entwicklung der Tidedynamik an der deutschen Nordseeküste – Ein Ansatz zur Identifizierung und Quantifizierung von Tideveränderungen durch lokale Systemänderungen Open

Andra Ebener, Leon Jänicke, Arne Arns, Jürgen Jensen · 2021

Die Tidedynamik und die -wasserstände an der Deutschen Nordseeküste haben sich seit der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts verändert. Sowohl großräumige Einwirkungen (z. B. Klimaänderungen und Meeresspiegelanstieg) als auch kleinräumige Effekte (z…

Untersuchungen zur Entwicklung der Tidedynamik an der deutschen Nordseeküste (ALADYN) Open

Jürgen Jensen, Andra Ebener, Leon Jänicke, Arne Arns, Krischan Hubert , et al. · 2021

Die deutsche Nordseeküste ist ein stark tidebeeinflusstes und komplexes Küstengewässer, das vielen natürlichen und anthropogenen Einwirkungen unterliegt. Diese Einwirkungen spiegeln sich in der Ausprägung der Gezeiten wider, die i. d. R. a…

Assessment of tidal range changes in the North Sea from 1958 to 2014 Open

Leon Jänicke, Andra Ebener, Sönke Dangendorf, Arne Arns, Michael Schindelegger , et al. · 2021

Tide gauges throughout the North Sea basin show significant changes in the local tidal regime since the mid-20th century, especially in the German Bight area. These changes were analyzed within the DFG-funded project TIDEDYN (Anal…

Extreme Nordseesturmfluten und mögliche Auswirkungen: Das EXTREMENESS Projekt Open

Ralf Weiße, Iris Grabemann, Lidia Gaslikova, Elke Meyer, Birger Tinz , et al. · 2021

Das Projekt EXTREMENESS verfolgte das Ziel, extreme Nordseesturmfluten zu identifizieren und zu beschreiben, die zum einen extrem unwahrscheinlich, zum anderen aber noch physikalisch plausibel sind. Darauf aufbauend wurden in einem transdi…

Transdisziplinäres Risikomanagement im Umgang mit extremen Nordsee-Sturmfluten – Vom Modell zur Wissenschafts-Praxis-Kooperation Open

Jürgen Schaper, M.R. Ulm, Arne Arns, Jürgen Jensen, Beate Ratter , et al. · 2021

Die Region Emden-Krummhörn in Ostfriesland wird aufgrund ihrer besonderen Lage zur angrenzenden Nordsee von einer Vielzahl hydrologischer Risiken bedroht. Da z. B. große Teile der Region unter dem Meeresspiegel liegen, werden Deiche zum Sc…

Regional economic analysis of flood defence heights at the German Baltic Sea coast: A multi-method cost-benefit approach for flood prevention Open

Thomas van der Pol, Jochen Hinkel, Jan-Ludolf Merkens, Leigh R. MacPherson, Athanasios T. Vafeidis , et al. · 2021

Mean and extreme sea-level uncertainties, as well as uncertainty about future flood exposure, hinder the risk-based optimisation of flood protection investments. To deal with these uncertainties, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and methods for…

Non-linear interaction modulates global extreme sea levels, coastal flood exposure, and impacts Open

Arne Arns, Thomas Wahl, Claudia Wolff, Athanasios T. Vafeidis, Ivan D. Haigh , et al. · 2020

Multivariate statistical modelling of compound flooding events for southern African coasts Open

Jessica Kelln, Matthias Hirt, Sönke Dangendorf, Arne Arns, Franziska U. Schwarzkopf , et al. · 2020

In March 2019 cyclone Idai led to a compound flooding event in Mozambique combining high river runoff and storm induced water level extremes and causing damages up to 2 billion USD and more than 1200 fatalities. The co-occurrence of storm …

Classifying Wave Attenuation by Vegetation Using a Decision Tree Model Open

Felix Soltau, Arne Arns, Marius Ulm, Jürgen Jensen · 2019

Presented at: Coastal Structures Conference 2019, Hannover, Germany, September 30th – October 2nd, 2019

Analyzing long-term changes of tidal dynamics in the German Bight Open

Andra Ebener, Arne Arns, Sönke Dangendorf, Jürgen Jensen · 2019

A NOVEL HIGH-RESOLUTION STORM SURGE FORECAST FOR THE GERMAN BIGHT Open

Sebastian NiehÃ ⁄ ser, SÃ¶nke Dangendorf, Arne Arns, JÃ ⁄ rgen Jensen · 2018

Storm surges are one of the most dangerous natural hazards in coastal areas and have the ability to cause great damages including fatalities. To be prepared when another storm surge hits the coast, reliable storm surge forecasts are indisp…

BLACK SWANS AND RISK - ASSESSING CONSEQUENCES OF EXTREME EVENTS FOR THE GERMAN BIGHT Open

Marius Ulm, Arne Arns, JÃ ⁄ rgen Jensen · 2018

Westerly and north-westerly storms regularly hit the German North Sea coast causing surges of several meters at the dikes. But extreme events like cyclone Xaver in 2013 are not the largest physically possible events on record. Dangendorf e…

Zur konsistenten Ermittlung extremer Wasserstände unter Berücksichtigung gegenwärtiger und prognostizierter Meeresspiegeländerungen Open

Arne Arns, Jürgen Jensen, Thomas Wahl · 2018

Understanding extreme sea levels for broad-scale coastal impact and adaptation analysis Open

Thomas Wahl, Ivan D. Haigh, Robert J. Nicholls, Arne Arns, Sönke Dangendorf , et al. · 2017

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