reviewNatural hazards and earth system sciencesFeb 20, 2025GOLD OA

Review article: A comprehensive review of compound flooding literature with a focus on coastal and estuarine regions

JGJoshua GreenIDIvan D. HaighNQNiall QuinnJNJeffrey NealTWThomas Wahl

National Oceanography Centre · Clifton Hospital · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract. Compound flooding, where the combination or successive occurrence of two or more flood drivers leads to a greater impact, can exacerbate the adverse consequences of flooding, particularly in coastal–estuarine regions. This paper reviews the practices and trends in coastal–estuarine compound flood research and synthesizes regional to global findings. A systematic review is employed to construct a literature database of 279 studies relevant to compound flooding in a coastal–estuarine context. This review explores the types of compound flood events and their mechanistic processes, and it synthesizes terminology throughout the literature. Considered in the review are six flood drivers (fluvial, pluvial,…

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  • Flooding (psychology)
  • Estuary
  • Focus (optics)
  • Oceanography
  • Environmental science
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • Psychology
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